Piolenc

{{Infobox French commune

|name = Piolenc

|commune status = Commune

|image = Mairie PIOLENC.jpg

|caption = Town hall

|image coat of arms = Blason Piolenc 84.svg

|arrondissement = Carpentras

|canton = Orange

|INSEE = 84091

|postal code = 84420

|mayor = Louis Driey{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|website=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=2 December 2020|language=fr}}

|term = 2020–2026

|intercommunality =

|coordinates = {{coord|44.1786|4.7622|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|elevation m = 47

|elevation min m = 22

|elevation max m = 170

|area km2 = 24.8

|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}

|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}

|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}

}}

Piolenc ({{IPA|fr|pjɔlɛ̃k}}; {{langx|oc|Puegoulen}}) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.

Piolenc is located {{convert|6|km|mi|abbr=on}} north of Orange, and about {{convert|27|km|mi|abbr=on}} north of Avignon.

History

Piolenc was the site of a Cluniac priory.

Population

{{Historical populations

|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-84091#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE

|percentages = pagr

|align = none

|1968 |2184

|1975 |2594

|1982 |3259

|1990 |3830

|1999 |4296

|2007 |4548

|2012 |5113

|2017 |5253

}}

Traditions

Wine is the main activity of this city, but the dominant besides of the agricultural production is the "French Provence garlic", as such the "garlic cultural festival" takes place every summer in August, during the last week-end.

Personalities

Piolenc was the birthplace :

Twin towns

The town is twinned with Kirchheim am Neckar, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

See also

References

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