Caumont-sur-Durance

Caumont-sur-Durance (French pronunciation: [komɔ̃ syʁ dyʁɑ̃s], literally Caumont on Durance; Occitan: Caumont de Durença) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of Southeastern France.

Caumont-sur-Durance Caumont de Durença (Occitan)
Commune
Charterhouse of Bonpas
Coat of arms
Location of Caumont-sur-Durance
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Coordinates: 43°53′44″N 4°56′49″E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Vaucluse
Arrondissement	Avignon
Canton	Cavaillon
Intercommunality	CA Grand Avignon
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Claude Morel[1]
Area 1	18.23 km2 (7.04 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	5,499
• Density	300/km2 (780/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	84034 /84510
Elevation	39–134 m (128–440 ft) (avg. 45 m or 148 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The river Calavon flows into the Durance in the commune. It is home to the Charterhouse of Bonpas (French: Chartreuse de Bonpas), a former Carthusian priory and historic monument.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,637	—
1975	1,951	+2.54%
1982	2,598	+4.18%
1990	3,717	+4.58%
1999	4,253	+1.51%
2007	4,554	+0.86%
2012	4,663	+0.47%
2017	4,885	+0.93%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Vaucluse department
• Avignon – Provence Airport