Piolenc

Piolenc
Town hall
Coat of arms
Piolenc
Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region Piolenc
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Vaucluse
Arrondissement	Avignon
Canton	Orange-Ouest
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Louis Driey
Area1	24.8 km2 (9.6 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	4,616
• Density	190/km2 (480/sq mi)
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 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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

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

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

See also

• Communes of the Vaucluse department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Town council website (in French)