Piolenc

Piolenc (French pronunciation: [pjɔlɛ̃k]; Occitan: Puegoulen) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.

Piolenc
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Piolenc
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Coordinates: 44°10′43″N 4°45′44″E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Vaucluse
Arrondissement	Carpentras
Canton	Orange
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Louis Driey[1]
Area 1	24.8 km2 (9.6 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	5,679
• Density	230/km2 (590/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	84091 /84420
Elevation	22–170 m (72–558 ft) (avg. 47 m or 154 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Piolenc is located 6 km (3.7 mi) north of Orange, and about 27 km (17 mi) north of Avignon.

History

Piolenc was the site of a Cluniac priory.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,184	—
1975	2,594	+2.49%
1982	3,259	+3.31%
1990	3,830	+2.04%
1999	4,296	+1.28%
2007	4,548	+0.72%
2012	5,113	+2.37%
2017	5,253	+0.54%
Source: INSEE[3]

Traditions

Wine is the main activity of this city, but the dominant besides of the agricultural production is the "French Provence garlic", as such the "garlic cultural festival" takes place every summer in August, during the last week-end.

Personalities

Piolenc was the birthplace :

• Jean-Louis Trintignant (1930–2022), actor
• André-Philippe Corsin (1773–1854)

Twin towns

The town is twinned with Kirchheim am Neckar, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

See also

• Communes of the Vaucluse department