Vedène (French pronunciation: [vədɛn]; Occitan: Vedena) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. A northeastern suburb of Avignon, its historical town centre is dominated by the 12th-century Château de Vedène, known locally as the Château des Seigneurs (lit. 'Castle of the Lords').[3]
Vedène
| |
|---|---|
 Town hall | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Vedène | |
  Vedène  Vedène | |
| Coordinates: 43°58′42″N 4°54′14″E / 43.9783°N 4.9039°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Vaucluse |
| Arrondissement | Avignon |
| Canton | Le Pontet |
| Intercommunality | CA Grand Avignon |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Joël Guin[1] |
Area 1 | 11.18 km2 (4.32 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 11,974 |
| • Density | 1,071/km2 (2,774/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Vedènais |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 84141 /84270 |
| Elevation | 23–117 m (75–384 ft) (avg. 60 m or 200 ft) |
| Website | www |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The commune is crossed by the A7 autoroute. It is home to the Regional 1 football club Athlétic Club Vedène Le Pontet.
Population
edit
|  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See also
editReferences
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.
- ↑ "Le château des seigneurs". Vedène (in French).
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vedène.
 | This Vaucluse geographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. |