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Cavaillon
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| Commune of Cavaillon | |
| Location | |
| Longitude | 05° 02' 17" E |
| Latitude | 43° 50' 15" N |
| Administration | |
|---|---|
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Vaucluse |
| Arrondissement | Apt |
| Canton | Cavaillon (chief town) |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes Provence Luberon Durance |
| Mayor | Maurice Giro (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Altitude | 49 m–200 m (avg. 75 m) |
| Land area¹ | 45.96 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
24,563 |
| - Density (1999) | 534.4/km² |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 84035/ 84300 |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 mi² or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| ² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
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Cavaillon is a commune of the Vaucluse département, in southern France. Population (1999): 24,563.
Saint Veran was bishop here in the 6th century.
Cavaillon is famous for its melons.
Cavaillon is twinned with Weinheim, Germany, since 1958.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to:
- Town council website
- Tourism office website
- Webpage about Cavaillon
- Website dedicated to the melons of Cavaillon (in French)
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