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Vaucluse

Vaucluse

Département de Vaucluse
Details
Information
Number	84
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Prefecture	Avignon
Subprefecture	Apt Carpentras
Population - Total (1999) - Density	Ranked 50th 499,685 140 /km²
Area	3,567 km²
Arrondissementss	3
Cantons	24
Communes	151
President of the general council	XX
Location

Vaucluse is a département in the south of France.

Table of contents

1 History
2 Geography
3 Economy
4 Demographics
5 Culture
6 Miscellaneous topics
7 External links

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

Significant river: the Rhône.

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

Other important cities include: Orange

Economy

Demographics

Urban population: 416,301 (83%)
Rural population: 83,384 (17%)

Culture

Miscellaneous topics

External links

Conseil Général's (département's governing body) website: http://www.cg84.fr/

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Vaucluse is also the name of a commune of the Doubs département in France.

Vaucluse, New South Wales is a suburb in the city of Sydney, Australia.