Saint-Saturnin-lès-Apt
Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
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Saint-Saturnin-lès-Apt (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ satyʁnɛ̃ lɛ.z‿apt], lit. "St Saturnin near Apt"; Provençal Occitan: Sant Savornin d'Ate, before 1987: Saint-Saturnin d'Apt)[3] is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France.
Saint-Saturnin-lès-Apt
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 A view of the village perché, April 2019 | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Saint-Saturnin-lès-Apt | |
  Saint-Saturnin-lès-Apt Location within France  Saint-Saturnin-lès-Apt Location within Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | |
| Coordinates: 43°56′42″N 5°23′04″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Vaucluse |
| Arrondissement | Apt |
| Canton | Apt |
| Intercommunality | CC Pays d'Apt-Luberon |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Christian Bellot[1] |
Area 1 | 75.79 km2 (29.26 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 3,004 |
| • Density | 39.64/km2 (102.7/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Saturninois |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 84118 /84490 |
| Elevation | 217–1,093 m (712–3,586 ft) (avg. 411 m or 1,348 ft) |
| Website | www |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
To differentiate the commune's inhabitants from those of Saint-Saturnin-lès-Avignon to the west, the first are called Saturninois (masculine) and Saturninoises (feminine) in French, whereas the latter are called Saint-Saturninois (masculine) and Saint-Saturninoises (feminine).
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 1,212 | — |
| 1975 | 1,430 | +2.39% |
| 1982 | 1,741 | +2.85% |
| 1990 | 2,144 | +2.64% |
| 1999 | 2,341 | +0.98% |
| 2007 | 2,628 | +1.46% |
| 2012 | 2,726 | +0.73% |
| 2017 | 2,811 | +0.62% |
| 2023 | 3,004 | +1.11% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Twin towns
Castelfranco di Sopra, Italy
See also
Gallery
Chapel of the castle of Saint-Saturnin-lès-Apt
Statue of Joseph Talon, in Saint-Saturnin-lès-Apt
Hiking trail in the commune
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