Cavaillon
A view of Cavaillon
A view of Cavaillon
Coat of arms of Cavaillon
Location of Cavaillon
Cavaillon is located in France
Cavaillon
Cavaillon
Cavaillon is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Cavaillon
Cavaillon
Coordinates: 43°50′15″N 5°02′17″E / 43.8375°N 5.0381°E / 43.8375; 5.0381
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentVaucluse
ArrondissementApt
CantonCavaillon
IntercommunalityCA Luberon Monts de Vaucluse
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Gérard Daudet[1]
Area
1
45.96 km2 (17.75 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)[2]
25,923
  Density560/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
84035 /84300
Elevation49–200 m (161–656 ft)
(avg. 75 m or 246 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Cavaillon (French pronunciation: [kavajɔ̃]; Occitan: Cavalhon) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of Southeastern France.[3] It is situated in the Durance Valley, at the foot of the Luberon mountains.

History

Cavaillon was already a city in the Gallo-Roman period, and has several minor relics from that era, including a 1st century triumphal arch.[4] Other minor relics of the Roman period have been found to the south of the town, on the site of the ancient Cabellio.[5] It was the seat of the bishops of Cavaillon from the 4th century[6] until the French Revolution.[5] Saint Veran was bishop here in the 6th century, and the 12th-century cathedral is dedicated to him. In the Middle Ages Cavaillon was part of the Comtat Venaissin.[5]

Geography

Cavaillon is part of the Regional and Natural Park of Luberon (parc naturel régional du Luberon) in the French Department of Vaucluse.

The Calavon, a tributary of the Durance locally called Coulon, flows westward through the middle of the commune.

The Durance forms the commune's south-western border.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 5,193    
1800 5,192−0.00%
1806 5,750+1.72%
1821 6,360+0.67%
1831 6,911+0.83%
1836 7,041+0.37%
1841 7,195+0.43%
1846 7,428+0.64%
1851 7,405−0.06%
1856 7,431+0.07%
1861 7,779+0.92%
1866 8,034+0.65%
1872 8,034+0.00%
1876 8,454+1.28%
1881 8,591+0.32%
1886 9,144+1.26%
1891 9,077−0.15%
1896 9,405+0.71%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 9,850+0.93%
1906 9,952+0.21%
1911 9,416−1.10%
1921 8,991−0.46%
1926 10,451+3.06%
1931 11,743+2.36%
1936 12,522+1.29%
1946 13,804+0.98%
1954 14,831+0.90%
1962 17,058+1.76%
1968 18,544+1.40%
1975 21,259+1.97%
1982 20,615−0.44%
1990 23,102+1.43%
1999 24,563+0.68%
2009 24,723+0.06%
2014 26,201+1.17%
2020 25,832−0.24%
Source: EHESS[7] and INSEE (1968-2020)[8]

Economy

Cavaillon is famous for its melons, as well as other early fruits and vegetables.[5]

Famous people

Sights

Twin towns

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. Commune de Cavaillon (84035), INSEE
  4. 1 2 Base Mérimée: Arc antique, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  5. 1 2 3 4 Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Cavaillon" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 5 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 561.
  6. 1 2 Base Mérimée: Cathédrale Notre-Dame et Saint-Véran actuellement église paroissiale Saint-Véran, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  7. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Cavaillon, EHESS (in French).
  8. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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