Pernes-les-Fontaines (French pronunciation: [pɛʁn le fɔ̃tɛn]; officially Pernes until 1936; Occitan: Pèrnas dei Fònts or simply Pèrnas) is a commune in the southeastern French department of Vaucluse.
Pernes-les-Fontaines
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| Coordinates: 43°59′55″N 5°03′35″E / 43.9986°N 5.0597°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Vaucluse |
| Arrondissement | Carpentras |
| Canton | Pernes-les-Fontaines |
| Intercommunality | CA Sorgues du Comtat |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Didier Carle[1] |
Area 1 | 51.12 km2 (19.74 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 10,504 |
| • Density | 205.5/km2 (532.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 84088 /84210 |
| Elevation | 36–263 m (118–863 ft) (avg. 82 m or 269 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
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Its inhabitants are called Pernois and Pernoises in French.
People related to Pernes-les-Fontaines
edit- Esprit Fléchier (1632–1710)
- Esprit Antoine Blanchard (1696–1770)
- Charles Giraud (1802–1885)
- Paul de Vivie (1853–1930)
- Daniel Sorano (1920–1962)
- Ahmad Jamal (born 1930)
- Jean Ragnotti (born 1945)
- Richard Descoings (1958–2012)
See also
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edit- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
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