Mornas

Summary

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

Mornas
Mornas and its fort
Mornas and its fort
Coat of arms of Mornas
Location of Mornas
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Mornas
Mornas
Mornas is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Mornas
Mornas
Coordinates: 44°12′34″N 4°43′37″E / 44.2095°N 4.7269°E / 44.2095; 4.7269
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentVaucluse
ArrondissementCarpentras
CantonBollène
IntercommunalityRhône-Lez-Provence
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Katy Ricard[1]
Area
1
26.09 km2 (10.07 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,492
 • Density96/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
84083 /84550
Elevation31–234 m (102–768 ft)
(avg. 38 m or 125 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Name edit

The settlement is attested as Morenatus in 822, Murenatis in 837 and Mornatz ca. 1178.[3]

Population edit

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,103—    
1975 1,189+1.08%
1982 1,737+5.56%
1990 2,087+2.32%
1999 2,209+0.63%
2007 2,248+0.22%
2012 2,334+0.75%
2017 2,407+0.62%
Source: INSEE[4]

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". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Nègre, Ernest (1990). Toponymie générale de la France. Librairie Droz. p. 83. ISBN 978-2-600-02883-7.
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE