Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Avignon
Communauté d'agglomération in France
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Grand Avignon (full name Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Avignon; Occitan: Communautat d'aglomeracion del Gran Avinhon) is the communauté d'agglomération, an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of Avignon. It is located in the Vaucluse and the Gard departments, in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur and Occitanie regions, southern France. It was created in December 2000.[1] Its area is 302.6 km2. Its population was 197,102 in 2022, of which 91,729 in Avignon proper.[2][3]
Grand Avignon | |
|---|---|
Location within the Vaucluse department | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitanie, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Gard, Vaucluse |
| No. of communes | 16 |
| Established | 2000 |
| Seat | Avignon |
| Government | |
| • President | Joël Guin (DVD) |
Area | 302.6 km2 (116.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 197,102 |
| • Density | 651.4/km2 (1,687/sq mi) |
| Website | www |
Composition
The communauté d'agglomération consists of the following 16 communes (of which 7 in the Gard department):[1]
