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Cavaillon
Sign in to saveCavaillon (; ) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of Southeastern France. It is situated in the Durance Valley, at the foot of the Luberon mountains.
Cavaillon is a town located in the Vaucluse department of southeastern France, positioned in the Durance Valley near the Luberon mountains. It serves as a commune, which is the smallest administrative division in France.
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Place details
- Locality
- Cavaillon
- Region
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- Country
- France
- Population
- 26,689
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Cavaillon
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Panorama du centre ville de la ville de Cavaillon.jpg
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Cavaillon (Vaucluse).svg
- French commune.caption
- A view of Cavaillon
- French commune.arrondissement
- Apt
- French commune.canton
- Cavaillon
- French commune.INSEE
- 84035
- French commune.postal code
- 84300
- French commune.mayor
- Gérard Daudet
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- CA Luberon Monts de Vaucluse
- French commune.elevation m
- 75
- French commune.elevation min m
- 49
- French commune.elevation max m
- 200
- French commune.area km2
- 45.96
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Cavaillon
- Population
- 25636
- Area
- 45.96
- Elevation
- 70
- Official website
- www.ville-cavaillon.fr
- Image
- Etoile Cavaillon.JPG
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- Commons category
- Cavaillon
- postal code
- 84300
- native label
- Cavalhon
- male population
- 12808
- female population
- 13833
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-4-90-71-24-18
- P12749
- Johann Deisenhofer
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Travel guide
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A former episcopal seat, located in the Durance valley, within the Luberon Natural Regional Park, the town is today considered the capital of the melon.
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Cavaillon (; ) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of Southeastern France. It is situated in the Durance Valley, at the foot of the Luberon mountains.
==History== Cavaillon was already a city in the Gallo-Roman period, and has several minor relics from that era, including a 1st century triumphal arch. Other minor relics of the Roman period have been found to the south of the town, on the site of the ancient Cabellio. It was the seat of the bishops of Cavaillon from the 4th century until the French Revolution. Saint Veran was bishop here in the 6th century, and the 12th-century cathedral is dedicated to him. In the Middle Ages Cavaillon was part of the Comtat Venaissin.
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