Morières-lès-Avignon

Morières-lès-Avignon (French pronunciation: [mɔʁjɛʁ lɛ.z‿aviɲɔ̃], literally Morières near Avignon; Provençal: Morieras d'Avinhon) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. It is located just east of Avignon, with a population of 8,563 as of 2018.

Morières-lès-Avignon Morieras d'Avinhon (Occitan)
Commune
Church of Morières-lès-Avignon
Coat of arms
Location of Morières-lès-Avignon
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Coordinates: 43°56′33″N 4°54′19″E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Vaucluse
Arrondissement	Avignon
Canton	Avignon-3
Intercommunality	CA Grand Avignon
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Grégoire Souque[1]
Area 1	10.35 km2 (4.00 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	8,996
• Density	870/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	84081 /84310
Elevation	25–116 m (82–381 ft) (avg. 41 m or 135 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Morières-lès-Avignon is twinned with Caldicot, United Kingdom.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,163	—
1975	3,477	+7.02%
1982	6,083	+8.32%
1990	6,405	+0.65%
1999	6,535	+0.22%
2007	7,589	+1.89%
2012	7,955	+0.95%
2017	8,317	+0.89%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Vaucluse department

Twinning

Morières-lès-Avignon is twinneed with Caldicot, Wales.