Sainte-Cécile-les-Vignes

Sainte-Cécile-les-Vignes

Town hall

Coat of arms
Sainte-Cécile-les-Vignes

Coordinates: 44°14′47″N 4°53′13″E / 44.2464°N 4.8869°E / 44.2464; 4.8869Coordinates: 44°14′47″N 4°53′13″E / 44.2464°N 4.8869°E / 44.2464; 4.8869
Country France
Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department Vaucluse
Arrondissement Avignon
Canton Bollène
Intercommunality Aygues Ouvèze en Provence
Government
  Mayor (20012008) Max Ivan
Area1 19.82 km2 (7.65 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 2,251
  Density 110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 84106 / 84290
Elevation 83–138 m (272–453 ft)
(avg. 130 m or 430 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Sainte-Cécile-les-Vignes is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.

Nearby cities are Orange and the smaller Bollène. It is also not far from the Mont Ventoux.

Maurice Trintignant, a motor racing driver and vintner, was born here on 30 October 1917.

The church of Sainte-Cécile-les-Vignes

Twin towns

See also

References

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