Saint-Saturnin-lès-Avignon (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ satyʁnɛ̃ lɛ.z‿aviɲɔ̃], lit. "St Saturnin near Avignon"; Provençal Occitan: Sant Savornin d'Avinhon) is a commune in Greater Avignon in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. In 2021, it had a population of 5,119.
Saint-Saturnin-lès-Avignon
Sant Savornin d'Avinhon (Occitan) | |
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Coordinates: 43°57′27″N 4°55′51″E / 43.9575°N 4.9308°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
Department | Vaucluse |
Arrondissement | Avignon |
Canton | Le Pontet |
Intercommunality | CA du Grand Avignon |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Serge Malen[1] |
Area 1 | 6.25 km2 (2.41 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 5,119 |
• Density | 820/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
Demonym | Saint-Saturninois |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 84119 /84450 |
Elevation | 34–117 m (112–384 ft) (avg. 53 m or 174 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. |
History
editThe poet Jean Tortel (1904–1993) was born in Saint-Saturnin-lès-Avignon.
Population
editTo differentiate the commune's inhabitants from those of Saint-Saturnin-lès-Apt to the east, the first are called Saint-Saturninois (masculine) and Saint-Saturninoises (feminine) in French, whereas the latter are called Saturninois (masculine) and Saturninoises (feminine).
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 1,828 | — |
1975 | 2,223 | +2.83% |
1982 | 2,664 | +2.62% |
1990 | 2,941 | +1.24% |
1999 | 3,835 | +2.99% |
2007 | 4,961 | +3.27% |
2012 | 4,845 | −0.47% |
2017 | 4,846 | +0.00% |
2020 | 5,027 | +1.23% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
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 légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE.
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