Bollène

Bollène (French pronunciation: [bɔlɛn]; Provençal: Bouleno) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.

Bollène Bouleno
Commune
Entrance of Bollène. The second sign shows the town name in Provençal. The third one its twin town.
Coat of arms
Location of Bollène
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Coordinates: 44°16′52″N 4°44′58″E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Vaucluse
Arrondissement	Carpentras
Canton	Bollène
Intercommunality	Rhône-Lez-Provence
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Anthony Zilio[1]
Area 1	54.03 km2 (20.86 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	13,871
• Density	260/km2 (660/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	84019 /84500
Elevation	42–312 m (138–1,024 ft) (avg. 55 m or 180 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Bollène is a commune located in the north of the Vaucluse department next to the junction of Drôme, Ardèche and Gard departments. Located near major communication routes, the city (old town) occupies the northern end of a sandstone plateau where lie the communes of Mondragon, Mornas, Uchaux and Lagarde-Paréol. The rest of the town, including the lower town, stretches over a fertile plain which rests on a large layer of clay.^[3]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	11,555	—
1975	11,434	−0.15%
1982	12,679	+1.49%
1990	13,907	+1.16%
1999	14,130	+0.18%
2007	14,001	−0.11%
2012	14,131	+0.19%
2017	13,504	−0.90%
Source: INSEE[4]

Twin towns

Bollène is twinned with L'Alcúdia, Spain, since 1994.

See also

• Communes of the Vaucluse department
• Tricastin Nuclear Power Center
• Félix Charpentier. Sculptor of Bollène War Memorial