Bédarrides

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
Commune
Bridge over the Ouvèze
Coat of arms
Location of Bédarrides
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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  (2022)[2]	5,521
• Density	220/km2 (580/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

Historical 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]

See also

• Communes of the Vaucluse department