Aubignan | |
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 Fountain and old wash house | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Aubignan | |
  Aubignan  Aubignan | |
| Coordinates:44°06′02″N5°01′33″E / 44.1005°N 5.0258°E /44.1005; 5.0258 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Vaucluse |
| Arrondissement | Carpentras |
| Canton | Carpentras |
| Intercommunality | CA Ventoux-Comtat Venaissin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Siegfried Bielle[1] |
Area 1 | 15.7 km2 (6.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 5,962 |
| • Density | 380/km2 (984/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 84004 /84810 |
| Elevation | 41–153 m (135–502 ft) (avg. 56 m or 184 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Aubignan (French pronunciation:[obiɲɑ̃];Provençal:Aubinhan) is acommune in theVauclusedepartment in theProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azurregion in southeasternFrance. Close toBeaumes-de-Venise and the famousCôtes du Rhône vineyards, Aubignan is, itself, locally famous for the production of wine, and of young vines and vine grafts.
The village is located to the North ofCarpentras, and is part of theComtat Venaissin. It is built on a hill.
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The commune istwinned withCheseaux-sur-Lausanne,Switzerland, andBarrow-and-Littleton,United Kingdom.
In 2017, there were 5,661 inhabitants, an increase of 7,95 % compared to 2012.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 1,819 | — |
| 1975 | 2,126 | +2.25% |
| 1982 | 2,230 | +0.68% |
| 1990 | 3,347 | +5.21% |
| 1999 | 3,837 | +1.53% |
| 2007 | 4,619 | +2.35% |
| 2012 | 5,244 | +2.57% |
| 2017 | 5,661 | +1.54% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
The village is served by two bus lines, run by Trans'Cove: line A and line J. The three most important railway stations are Avignon, Orange and Carpentras.
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