Orange, Vaucluse

Orange is a commune of 29,000 people (2005). It is in the region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur in the Vaucluse department in the south of France.

Orange
Roman amphitheatre in Orange
Location of Orange
Orange
Orange
Coordinates: 44°08′18″N 4°48′35″E
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentVaucluse
ArrondissementAvignon
CantonOrange-Est and Orange-Ouest
Government
  Mayor (2008–2014) Jacques Bompard
Area
1
74.2 km2 (28.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2007)
30,025
  Density400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
84087 /84100
Elevation24–127 m (79–417 ft)
(avg. 50 m or 160 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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