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Aubignan
Aubignan
Commune
	Fountain and old wash house
	Coat of arms
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	Coordinates: 44°06′02″N 5°01′33″E / 44.1005°N 5.0258°E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Vaucluse
Arrondissement	Carpentras
Canton	Carpentras
Intercommunality	CA Ventoux-Comtat Venaissin
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Siegfried Bielle
Area 1	15.7 km2 (6.1 sq mi)
Population (2021)	5,894
• Density	380/km2 (970/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	84004 /84810
Elevation	41–153 m (135–502 ft) ; (avg. 56 m or 184 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Aubignan (French pronunciation: [obiɲɑ̃]; Occitan: Aubinhan) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. Close to Beaumes-de-Venise and the famous Côtes du Rhône vineyards, Aubignan is, itself, locally famous for the production of wine, and of young vines and vine grafts.

Geography edit

The village is located to the North of Carpentras, and is part of the Comtat Venaissin. It is built on a hill.

History edit

Twin towns edit

The commune is twinned with Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne, Switzerland, and Barrow-and-Littleton, United Kingdom.

Population edit

In 2017, there were 5,661 inhabitants, an increase of 7,95 % compared to 2012.

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,819	—
1975	2,126	+2.25%
1982	2,230	+0.68%
1990	3,347	+5.21%
1999	3,837	+1.53%
2007	4,619	+2.35%
2012	5,244	+2.57%
2017	5,661	+1.54%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Public transport edit

The village is served by two bus lines, run by Trans'Cove: line A and line J. The three most important railway stations are Avignon, Orange and Carpentras.

Places of interest edit

canal of Carpentras
fountain and old wash house
Moulin-Neuf pond
France Gate, part of the ancient town walls
Parish Church (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation-et-Saint-Victor-Martyr)
St. Sixte Chapel

Notable people edit

François Arnaud (1721-1784), Abbot and writer, born in Aubignan, member or the Académie française
Louis Guichard (1866-1951), politician, born in Aubignan
Maxime Richaud (1924-1994), painter, born in Aubignan
Ibrahim Shahda (1929-1991), painter, who worked in Aubignan.

References edit

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE