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Vaucluse
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Details
Information
Number 84
Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Prefecture Avignon
Subprefectures Apt
Carpentras
Population
 -Total (1999)
 -Density		Ranked 50th
499,685
140/km²
Area3567 km²
Arrondissements3
Cantons24
Communes151
President of the
General Council		Claude Haut
Location
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For other uses, see Vaucluse (disambiguation).
Vaucluse is a Département in the south of France.

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.

Geography

The Vaucluse is bordered on the West by the Rhône river and by the Durance on its southern border. Mountains cover a significant surface of the territory in the East, with the Mont Ventoux (also called "Giant of Provence") its highest point at 1,912 m, which dominates the natural landscape over the most fertile plain for fruits and vegetables in Southern France.

The Vaucluse includes a number of important mountain ranges, notably the Dentelles de Montmirail, Mont Ventoux and the Luberon.

Other important cities include: Orange, Avignon.

Demographics

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