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
|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
Personalities
Piolenc was the birthplace :
- Jean-Louis Trintignant (1930–2022), actor
- André-Philippe Corsin (1773–1854)
Twin towns
The town is twinned with Kirchheim am Neckar, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.mairie-piolenc.fr/ Town council website] (in French)
{{Commons category|Piolenc}}
{{Vaucluse communes}}
{{Authority control}}
{{Vaucluse-geo-stub}}