Bédarrides
Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
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Bédarrides (French pronunciation: [bedaʁid]; Provençal: Bedarrida) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.
Bédarrides | |
|---|---|
Bridge over the Ouvèze | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Bédarrides | |
  Bédarrides  Bédarrides | |
| Coordinates: 44°02′29″N 4°53′55″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Vaucluse |
| Arrondissement | Avignon |
| Canton | Sorgues |
| Intercommunality | CA Sorgues du Comtat |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean Berard[1] |
Area 1 | 24.79 km2 (9.57 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 5,671 |
| • Density | 228.8/km2 (592.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 84016 /84370 |
| Elevation | 20–119 m (66–390 ft) (avg. 25 m or 82 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Name
The settlement is attested as villa Betorrida in 814, Biturrita in 898, Bisturrita in 903, Beddurida in 908, and Bederrida in 1274.[3]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 2,986 | — |
| 1975 | 3,816 | +3.57% |
| 1982 | 4,238 | +1.51% |
| 1990 | 4,816 | +1.61% |
| 1999 | 5,110 | +0.66% |
| 2007 | 5,103 | −0.02% |
| 2012 | 5,111 | +0.03% |
| 2017 | 5,171 | +0.23% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
