Piolenc

Piolenc is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.

Piolenc
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Piolenc
Piolenc Piolenc
Coordinates: 44°10′43″N 4°45′44″E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Vaucluse
Arrondissement	Carpentras
Canton	Orange
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Louis Driey[1]
Area ^1	24.8 km^2 (9.6 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[2]	5,253
• Density	210/km^2 (550/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	84091 /84420
Elevation	22–170 m (72–558 ft) (avg. 47 m or 154 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Piolenc is located 6 km (3.7 mi) north of Orange, and about 27 km (17 mi) north of Avignon.

History

Piolenc is an historical Cluniac site member.

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 :

• Jean-Louis Trintignant (born 1930), actor
• André-Philippe Corsin (1773–1854)

Twin towns

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

See also

• Communes of the Vaucluse department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

External links

• Town council website (in French)