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| Coordinates:43°50′15″N5°02′17″E / 43.8375°N 5.0381°E /43.8375; 5.0381 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Vaucluse |
| Arrondissement | Apt |
| Canton | Cavaillon |
| Intercommunality | CA Luberon Monts de Vaucluse |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Gérard Daudet[1] |
Area 1 | 45.96 km2 (17.75 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 25,890 |
| • Density | 563.3/km2 (1,459/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 84035 /84300 |
| Elevation | 49–200 m (161–656 ft) (avg. 75 m or 246 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Cavaillon (French pronunciation:[kavajɔ̃]ⓘ;Occitan:Cavalhon) is acommune in theVauclusedepartment in theProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azurregion of SoutheasternFrance.[3] It is situated in theDurance Valley, at the foot of theLuberon mountains.
Cavaillon was already a city in the Gallo-Roman period, and has several minor relics from that era, including a 1st century triumphal arch.[4] Other minor relics of the Roman period have been found to the south of the town, on the site of the ancientCabellio.[5] It was the seat of the bishops of Cavaillon from the 4th century[6] until the French Revolution.[5]Saint Veran was bishop here in the 6th century,[citation needed] and the 12th-century cathedral is dedicated to him. In the Middle Ages Cavaillon was part of theComtat Venaissin.[5]
Cavaillon is part of the Regional and Natural Park ofLuberon (parc naturel régional du Luberon) in the French Department of Vaucluse.
TheCalavon, a tributary of theDurance locally called Coulon, flows westward through the middle of the commune.
The Durance forms the commune's south-western border.
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Cavaillon is famous for itsmelons, as well as other early fruits and vegetables.[5]
| Climate data for Cavaillon (1981–2010 normals, extremes 1962–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 20.5 (68.9) | 22.3 (72.1) | 27.1 (80.8) | 29.8 (85.6) | 34.1 (93.4) | 37.5 (99.5) | 39.0 (102.2) | 38.9 (102.0) | 35.0 (95.0) | 29.4 (84.9) | 26.5 (79.7) | 20.3 (68.5) | 39.0 (102.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.9 (49.8) | 11.7 (53.1) | 15.6 (60.1) | 18.6 (65.5) | 23.2 (73.8) | 27.2 (81.0) | 30.5 (86.9) | 29.8 (85.6) | 25.0 (77.0) | 19.9 (67.8) | 13.6 (56.5) | 10.2 (50.4) | 19.6 (67.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.3 (41.5) | 6.6 (43.9) | 9.9 (49.8) | 12.7 (54.9) | 17.0 (62.6) | 20.7 (69.3) | 23.5 (74.3) | 23.0 (73.4) | 19.0 (66.2) | 14.8 (58.6) | 9.1 (48.4) | 5.9 (42.6) | 14.0 (57.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 0.7 (33.3) | 1.4 (34.5) | 4.2 (39.6) | 6.9 (44.4) | 10.7 (51.3) | 14.2 (57.6) | 16.6 (61.9) | 16.2 (61.2) | 12.9 (55.2) | 9.6 (49.3) | 4.6 (40.3) | 1.6 (34.9) | 8.3 (46.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −17.0 (1.4) | −19.0 (−2.2) | −11.5 (11.3) | −2.1 (28.2) | 0.0 (32.0) | 4.0 (39.2) | 7.2 (45.0) | 6.6 (43.9) | 2.0 (35.6) | −4.2 (24.4) | −9.2 (15.4) | −20.0 (−4.0) | −20.0 (−4.0) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 48.3 (1.90) | 37.5 (1.48) | 38.9 (1.53) | 64.5 (2.54) | 57.7 (2.27) | 34.1 (1.34) | 19.2 (0.76) | 44.3 (1.74) | 96.5 (3.80) | 91.0 (3.58) | 69.4 (2.73) | 51.6 (2.03) | 653.0 (25.71) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 1.0 mm) | 5.6 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 7.1 | 6.1 | 4.2 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 5.2 | 7.4 | 6.6 | 5.9 | 63.5 |
| Source: Meteociel[9] | |||||||||||||
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