Bollène
Bollène (Provençal: Bouleno) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.
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Entrance of Bollène. The second sign shows the town name in Provençal. The third one its twin town. | |
Coat of arms | |
Location of Bollène | |
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Coordinates: 44°16′52″N 4°44′58″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
Department | Vaucluse |
Arrondissement | Carpentras |
Canton | Bollène |
Intercommunality | Rhône-Lez-Provence |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Marie-Claude Bompard |
Area 1 | 54.03 km2 (20.86 sq mi) |
Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 13,504 |
• Density | 250/km2 (650/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 84019 /84500 |
Elevation | 42–312 m (138–1,024 ft) (avg. 55 m or 180 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Twin towns
Bollène is twinned with L'Alcúdia, Spain, since 1994.
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See also
- Communes of the Vaucluse department
- Tricastin Nuclear Power Center
- Félix Charpentier. Sculptor of Bollène War Memorial
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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