Saumane-de-Vaucluse

Saumane-de-Vaucluse (French pronunciation: [soman də voklyz]; Occitan: Saumana de Vauclusa) is a commune in the southeastern French department of Vaucluse. In 2018, it had a population of 949. It was the boyhood home of the Marquis de Sade.^[3]

Saumane-de-Vaucluse Saumana de Vauclusa (Occitan)
Commune
Saumane-de-Vaucluse Town Hall
Coat of arms
Location of Saumane-de-Vaucluse
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Coordinates: 43°56′14″N 5°06′25″E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Vaucluse
Arrondissement	Avignon
Canton	L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue
Intercommunality	Pays des Sorgues et des Monts de Vaucluse
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Laurence Chabaud-Geva[1]
Area 1	20.81 km2 (8.03 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	890
• Density	43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	84124 /84800
Elevation	60–671 m (197–2,201 ft) (avg. 140 m or 460 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

See also

• Communes of the Vaucluse department