Bollène
Bollène Bouleno | |
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 Entrance of Bollène. The second sign shows the town name in Provençal. The third one its twin town. | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Bollène  | |
  Bollène  Bollène | |
| Coordinates: 44°16′52″N 4°44′58″E / 44.2811°N 4.7494°E | |
| 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 (2021)[2] | 13,605 |
| • Density | 250/km2 (650/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 a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.
Geography
Bollène is a commune located in the north of the Vaucluse department next to the junction of Drôme, Ardèche and Gard departments. Located near major communication routes, the city (old town) occupies the northern end of a sandstone plateau where lie the communes of Mondragon, Mornas, Uchaux and Lagarde-Paréol. The rest of the town, including the lower town, stretches over a fertile plain which rests on a large layer of clay.[3]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 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] | ||
Twin towns
Bollène is twinned with L'Alcúdia, Spain, since 1994.
See also
- Communes of the Vaucluse department
- Tricastin Nuclear Power Center
- Félix Charpentier. Sculptor of Bollène War Memorial
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Courtet, Jules (1876). Dictionnaire géographique, géologique, historique, archéologique et biographique des communes du département de Vaucluse (in French). Fr. Seguin aine. p. 99.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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