Carpentras

Carpentras is a commune of 27,249 people (2006). It is in the region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur in the Vaucluse department in the south of France.

Carpentras
Town hall of Carpentras
Location of Carpentras
Carpentras
Carpentras
Coordinates: 44°03′21″N 5°02′56″E
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentVaucluse
ArrondissementCarpentras
CantonChief town of 2 cantons
Government
  Mayor (2008–2014) Francis Adolphe
Area
1
37.92 km2 (14.64 sq mi)
Population
 (1999)
26,090
  Density690/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
84031 /84200
Elevation56–212 m (184–696 ft)
(avg. 95 m or 312 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.


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