Althen-des-Paluds

Althen-des-Paluds (French pronunciation: ​[altɛ̃ de paly]) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.

Althen-des-Paluds
Commune
The town hall of Althen-des-Paluds
Coat of arms
Location of Althen-des-Paluds
Althen-des-Paluds
Althen-des-Paluds
Coordinates: 44°00′20″N 4°57′32″E
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentVaucluse
ArrondissementCarpentras
CantonMonteux
IntercommunalityLes Sorgues du Comtat
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Michel Terrisse[1]
Area
1
6.4 km2 (2.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[2]
2,823
 • Density440/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
84001 /84210
Elevation27–38 m (89–125 ft)
(avg. 32 m or 105 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The commune is crossed by the river Sorgue.

Name of the city

The name of Althen-des-Paluds is a homage to Jean Althen.

Climate

The climate is of Mediterranean type and is characterized by rather hot and dry summers and soft winters.

The average temperatures oscillate between 0 and 30° according to the season. The record of temperature since the existence of the INRA' station is of 40,5 °C at the time of the European heat wave of 2003 on August 5 and -12,8 °C on January 5, 1985. The weather statements are done with Agroparc office of Avignon.

Nearby Cities

Monteux
Bédarrides
Entraigues-sur-la-Sorgue
Velleron
Le Thor
Saint-Saturnin-lès-Avignon

International relations
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France

Althen-des-Paluds is twinned with Monte Carlo, Monaco.

  • Town hall of Althen des Paluds
  • Church of Althen des Paluds
  • Jean Althen Statue

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.



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