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Vaucluse



         


Département de Vaucluse

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Information
Number84
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
PrefectureAvignon
SubprefectureApt
Carpentras
Population


 - Total (1999)
 - Density

Ranked 50th


499,685


140 /km²
Area3,567 km²
Arrondissements3
Cantons24
Communes151
President of the
general council		XX
Location

Vaucluse is a département in the south of France.

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History

The Vaucluse département was created on December 8, 1793 out of parts of the Bouches-du-Rhône, Drôme and Basses-Alpes (later renamed Alpes-de-Haute-Provence) départements.

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Geography

Significant river: the Rhône.

The Vauclude includes a number of important mountain ranges, notably the Dentelles de Montmirail, Mont Ventoux and the Orange

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