Bollène Bouleno | |
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 Entrance of Bollène. The second sign shows the town name inProvençal. The third one its twin town. | |
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  Bollène  Bollène | |
| Coordinates:44°16′52″N4°44′58″E / 44.2811°N 4.7494°E /44.2811; 4.7494 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Vaucluse |
| Arrondissement | Carpentras |
| Canton | Bollène |
| Intercommunality | Rhône-Lez-Provence |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Anthony Zilio[1] |
Area 1 | 54.03 km2 (20.86 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 13,871 |
| • Density | 256.7/km2 (664.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 84019 /84500 |
| Elevation | 42–312 m (138–1,024 ft) (avg. 55 m or 180 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Bollène (French pronunciation:[bɔlɛn];Provençal:Bouleno) is acommune in theVauclusedepartment in theProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azurregion in southeasternFrance.
Bollène is acommune located in the north of theVaucluse department next to the junction ofDrôme,Ardèche andGarddepartments. Located near major communication routes, the city (old town) occupies the northern end of a sandstone plateau where lie the communes ofMondragon,Mornas,Uchaux andLagarde-Paréol. The rest of the town, including the lower town, stretches over a fertile plain which rests on a large layer of clay.[3]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 11,555 | — |
| 1975 | 11,434 | −0.15% |
| 1982 | 12,679 | +1.49% |
| 1990 | 13,907 | +1.16% |
| 1999 | 14,130 | +0.18% |
| 2007 | 14,001 | −0.11% |
| 2012 | 14,131 | +0.19% |
| 2017 | 13,504 | −0.90% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Bollène is twinned withL'Alcúdia,Spain, since 1994.
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