Cavaillon

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Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

Cavaillon

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Coordinates: 43°50′15″N 5°02′17″E﻿ / ﻿43.8375°N 5.0381°E﻿ / 43.8375; 5.0381
Country| France
Region| Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department| Vaucluse
Arrondissement| Apt
Canton| Cavaillon
Intercommunality| CA Luberon Monts de Vaucluse
Government

• Mayor (2020-2026) | Gérard Daudet[1]

Area

| 45.96 km2 (17.75 sq mi)
Population

(2022)[2]

| 25,890
• Density| 560/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code|

84035 /84300

Elevation| 49–200 m (161–656 ft)
(avg. 75 m or 246 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Cavaillon (French pronunciation: [kavajɔ̃]; Occitan: Cavalhon) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of Southeastern France.[3] It is situated in the Durance Valley, at the foot of the Luberon mountains.

## History

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Cavaillon was already a city in the Gallo-Roman period, and has several minor relics from that era, including a 1st century triumphal arch.[4] Other minor relics of the Roman period have been found to the south of the town, on the site of the ancient Cabellio.[5] It was the seat of the bishops of Cavaillon from the 4th century[6] until the French Revolution.[5] Saint Veran was bishop here in the 6th century,[citation needed] and the 12th-century cathedral is dedicated to him. In the Middle Ages Cavaillon was part of the Comtat Venaissin.[5]

## Geography

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Cavaillon is part of the Regional and Natural Park of Luberon (parc naturel régional du Luberon) in the French Department of Vaucluse.

The Calavon, a tributary of the Durance locally called Coulon, flows westward through the middle of the commune.

The Durance forms the commune's south-western border.

## Population

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Historical population| Year| Pop.| ±% p.a.

|
|

1793 | 5,193| —
1800 | 5,192| −0.00%
1806 | 5,750| +1.72%
1821 | 6,360| +0.67%
1831 | 6,911| +0.83%
1836 | 7,041| +0.37%
1841 | 7,195| +0.43%
1846 | 7,428| +0.64%
1851 | 7,405| −0.06%
1856 | 7,431| +0.07%
1861 | 7,779| +0.92%
1866 | 8,034| +0.65%
1872 | 8,034| +0.00%
1876 | 8,454| +1.28%
1881 | 8,591| +0.32%
1886 | 9,144| +1.26%
1891 | 9,077| −0.15%
1896 | 9,405| +0.71%
| Year| Pop.| ±% p.a.

|
|

1901 | 9,850| +0.93%
1906 | 9,952| +0.21%
1911 | 9,416| −1.10%
1921 | 8,991| −0.46%
1926 | 10,451| +3.06%
1931 | 11,743| +2.36%
1936 | 12,522| +1.29%
1946 | 13,804| +0.98%
1954 | 14,831| +0.90%
1962 | 17,058| +1.76%
1968 | 18,544| +1.40%
1975 | 21,259| +1.97%
1982 | 20,615| −0.44%
1990 | 23,102| +1.43%
1999 | 24,563| +0.68%
2009 | 24,723| +0.06%
2014 | 26,201| +1.17%
2020 | 25,832| −0.24%

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Source: EHESS[7] and INSEE (1968-2020)[8]

## Economy

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Cavaillon is famous for its melons, as well as other early fruits and vegetables.[5]

## Famous people

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* Saint César de Bus
* Castil-Blaze, French musicologist, Music critic and Composer
* Luc Bulot, French palaeontologist
* Pierre Salinger, press secretary to U.S. President John F. Kennedy, U.S. Senator from California, Paris bureau chief for ABC News

## Sights

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* the 11th-13th century Cavaillon Cathedral[6]
* Colline Saint-Jacques, with chapel
* Roman triumphal arch[4]

## Twin towns

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* Cavaillon has been twinned with Weinheim, Germany, since 1958 and Langhirano, Italy, since 2001.

## Climate

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Climate data for Cavaillon (1981–2010 normals, extremes 1962–present)

Month  | Jan  | Feb  | Mar  | Apr  | May  | Jun  | Jul  | Aug  | Sep  | Oct  | Nov  | Dec  | Year
Record high °C (°F)  | 20.5
(68.9)  | 22.3
(72.1)  | 27.1
(80.8)  | 29.8
(85.6)  | 34.1
(93.4)  | 37.5
(99.5)  | 39.0
(102.2)  | 38.9
(102.0)  | 35.0
(95.0)  | 29.4
(84.9)  | 26.5
(79.7)  | 20.3
(68.5)  | 39.0
(102.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)  | 9.9
(49.8)  | 11.7
(53.1)  | 15.6
(60.1)  | 18.6
(65.5)  | 23.2
(73.8)  | 27.2
(81.0)  | 30.5
(86.9)  | 29.8
(85.6)  | 25.0
(77.0)  | 19.9
(67.8)  | 13.6
(56.5)  | 10.2
(50.4)  | 19.6
(67.3)
Daily mean °C (°F)  | 5.3
(41.5)  | 6.6
(43.9)  | 9.9
(49.8)  | 12.7
(54.9)  | 17.0
(62.6)  | 20.7
(69.3)  | 23.5
(74.3)  | 23.0
(73.4)  | 19.0
(66.2)  | 14.8
(58.6)  | 9.1
(48.4)  | 5.9
(42.6)  | 14.0
(57.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)  | 0.7
(33.3)  | 1.4
(34.5)  | 4.2
(39.6)  | 6.9
(44.4)  | 10.7
(51.3)  | 14.2
(57.6)  | 16.6
(61.9)  | 16.2
(61.2)  | 12.9
(55.2)  | 9.6
(49.3)  | 4.6
(40.3)  | 1.6
(34.9)  | 8.3
(46.9)
Record low °C (°F)  | −17.0
(1.4)  | −19.0
(−2.2)  | −11.5
(11.3)  | −2.1
(28.2)  | 0.0
(32.0)  | 4.0
(39.2)  | 7.2
(45.0)  | 6.6
(43.9)  | 2.0
(35.6)  | −4.2
(24.4)  | −9.2
(15.4)  | −20.0
(−4.0)  | −20.0
(−4.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches)  | 48.3
(1.90)  | 37.5
(1.48)  | 38.9
(1.53)  | 64.5
(2.54)  | 57.7
(2.27)  | 34.1
(1.34)  | 19.2
(0.76)  | 44.3
(1.74)  | 96.5
(3.80)  | 91.0
(3.58)  | 69.4
(2.73)  | 51.6
(2.03)  | 653.0
(25.71)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 5.6  | 5.1  | 4.8  | 7.1  | 6.1  | 4.2  | 2.3  | 3.3  | 5.2  | 7.4  | 6.6  | 5.9  | 63.5
Source: Meteociel[9]

## See also

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* Communes of the Vaucluse department
* Antoine Sartorio
* Ancient Diocese of Cavaillon

## References

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1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. ^ Commune de Cavaillon (84035), INSEE
4. ^ a b Base Mérimée: Arc antique, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
5. ^ a b c d Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Cavaillon" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 5 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 561.
6. ^ a b Base Mérimée: Cathédrale Notre-Dame et Saint-Véran actuellement église paroissiale Saint-Véran, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
7. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Cavaillon, EHESS (in French).
8. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
9. ^ "Normales et records pour Cavaillon (84)". Meteociel. Retrieved 14 December 2024.

## External links

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* Town council website
* Tourism office website
* Melon of Cavaillon (in French)

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