Jump to content

Sérignan-du-Comtat

Coordinates: 44°11′24″N 4°50′39″E / 44.19°N 4.8442°E / 44.19; 4.8442
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sérignan-du-Comtat
Serinhan dau Comtat (Occitan)
Sérignan-du-Comtat Town Hall
Sérignan-du-Comtat Town Hall
Coat of arms of Sérignan-du-Comtat
Location of Sérignan-du-Comtat
Map
Sérignan-du-Comtat is located in France
Sérignan-du-Comtat
Sérignan-du-Comtat
Sérignan-du-Comtat is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Sérignan-du-Comtat
Sérignan-du-Comtat
Coordinates: 44°11′24″N 4°50′39″E / 44.19°N 4.8442°E / 44.19; 4.8442
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentVaucluse
ArrondissementCarpentras
CantonBollène
IntercommunalityCC Aygues Ouvèze en Provence
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Julien Merle[1]
Area
1
19.82 km2 (7.65 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,866
 • Density140/km2 (370/sq mi)
DemonymSérignanais
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
84127 /84830
Elevation53–240 m (174–787 ft)
(avg. 80 m or 260 ft)
Websiteserignanducomtat.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sérignan-du-Comtat (French pronunciation: [seʁiɲɑ̃ dy kɔ̃ta]; Occitan: Serinhan dau Comtat) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France.[3] Until 1944, it was known simply as Sérignan. In 2020, it had a population of 2,856.

On 1 January 2017, together with a number of neighbouring communes, it was transferred from the arrondissement of Avignon to the arrondissement of Carpentras.[4]

The entomologist Jean-Henri Fabre (1823–1915) died in Sérignan-du-Comtat.

Demographics

[edit]
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,194—    
1975 1,488+3.19%
1982 1,975+4.13%
1990 2,069+0.58%
1999 2,254+0.96%
2007 2,414+0.86%
2012 2,448+0.28%
2017 2,676+1.80%
Source: INSEE[5]

Points of interest

[edit]

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ (in French) Commune de Sérignan-du-Comtat (84127), INSEE.
  4. ^ "Arrêté préfectoral, 20 December 2016" (PDF). pp. 11–15. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 August 2017.
  5. ^ (in French) Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE.
  6. ^ (in French) Le Musée Lichtner-Aix, www.serignanducomtat.fr.