Morières-lès-Avignon
Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
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Morières-lès-Avignon (French pronunciation: [mɔʁjɛʁ lɛ.z‿aviɲɔ̃], literally Morières near Avignon; Provençal: Morieras d'Avinhon) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. It is located just east of Avignon, with a population of 8,563 as of 2018.
Morières-lès-Avignon
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Church of Morières-lès-Avignon | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Morières-lès-Avignon | |
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| Coordinates: 43°56′33″N 4°54′19″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Vaucluse |
| Arrondissement | Avignon |
| Canton | Avignon-3 |
| Intercommunality | CA Grand Avignon |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Grégoire Souque[1] |
Area 1 | 10.35 km2 (4.00 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 9,019 |
| • Density | 871.4/km2 (2,257/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 84081 /84310 |
| Elevation | 25–116 m (82–381 ft) (avg. 41 m or 135 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Morières-lès-Avignon is twinned with Caldicot, United Kingdom.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 2,163 | — |
| 1975 | 3,477 | +7.02% |
| 1982 | 6,083 | +8.32% |
| 1990 | 6,405 | +0.65% |
| 1999 | 6,535 | +0.22% |
| 2007 | 7,589 | +1.89% |
| 2012 | 7,955 | +0.95% |
| 2017 | 8,317 | +0.89% |
| 2023 | 9,019 | +1.36% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
See also
Twinning
Morières-lès-Avignon is twinneed with Caldicot, Wales.
