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Also known as Ate, Apt (France)
commune in Vaucluse, France
Apt is a small town located in the Vaucluse department in the Provence region of southeastern France. It matters as a historic commune that reflects the cultural and geographic character of rural Provence.
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Place details
- Locality
- Apt
- Region
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- Country
- France
- Population
- 11,609
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Apt
- Population
- 10143
- Area
- 44.57
- Elevation
- 311
- Official website
- www.apt.fr
- Image
- Vue générale sur Apt.JPG
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- Commons category
- Apt (Vaucluse)
- postal code
- 84400
- male population
- 5395
- female population
- 6030
- P8168
- Eli Wallach
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-4-90-74-00-34
- fax number
- +33-4-90-74-28-13
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Travel guide
Understand
thumb|Chapelle Saint-Michel Apt's old town area is on the south side of the Calavon River between several ranges of hills. There are many hotels and restaurants here, in addition to some historical sites such as the Apt Museum and the Cathedral of Saint-Anne. Futher hotels lie in the rolling hills on the northern side of the river and to the south of the town.
Get in
The main road is the D900 from west to east. To the west it passes rural areas on its way toward Avignon, while to the east it reaches the department of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence.
There are bus lines to Apt, but no train service. The rail line runs to Cavaillon and then south toward Sénas. You can catch a bus from Avignon to Apt.
Get around
The old town center is walkable, being about from one end to the other. Many of Apt's hotels are in the countryside and hills farther from the own center.
Go next
Avignon to the west Cavaillon to the southwest Lourmarin over the hills to the south Manosque to the east
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Article
Apt ( French pronunciation: [apt]; Provençal Occitan: At / Ate in both classical and Mistralian norms) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.
It lies on the left bank of the Calavon, 41 miles (66 km) east of Avignon. It is the principal town of the Luberon mountains.