Fontaine-de-Vaucluse

Fontaine-de-Vaucluse
La Fònt de Vauclusa (Occitan)
The village of Fontaine-de-Vaucluse, with the river in the foreground
The village of Fontaine-de-Vaucluse, with the river in the foreground
Coat of arms of Fontaine-de-Vaucluse
Location of Fontaine-de-Vaucluse
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Fontaine-de-Vaucluse is located in France
Fontaine-de-Vaucluse
Fontaine-de-Vaucluse
Fontaine-de-Vaucluse is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Fontaine-de-Vaucluse
Fontaine-de-Vaucluse
Coordinates: 43°55′23″N 5°07′37″E / 43.9231°N 5.127°E / 43.9231; 5.127
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentVaucluse
ArrondissementAvignon
CantonL'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue
IntercommunalityPays des Sorgues et des Monts de Vaucluse
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Patricia Philip[1]
Area
1
7.14 km2 (2.76 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
567
 • Density79/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
84139 /84800
Elevation68–652 m (223–2,139 ft)
(avg. 80 m or 260 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Fontaine-de-Vaucluse (French pronunciation: [fɔ̃tɛn voklyz]; Occitan: La Fònt de Vauclusa or simply Vauclusa) is a commune in the southeastern French department of Vaucluse.[3] Its name comes from the spring of the same name; the name Vaucluse itself comes from the Latin phrase vallis clausa or "closed valley".[4]

  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" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Commune de Fontaine-de-Vaucluse (84139), INSEE
  4. ^ Scheffel, Richard L.; Wernet, Susan J., eds. (1980). Natural Wonders of the World. United States of America: Reader's Digest Association, Inc. p. 396. ISBN 0-89577-087-3.