Pernes-les-Fontaines

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Pernes-les-Fontaines

Total population

10,636

Elevation36 m

Land area51.12 km²

Coordinates44.00°, 5.06°

Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Pernes-les-Fontaines is a commune in the southeastern French department of Vaucluse.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

René Char

French poet (1907–1988)

Paul de Vivie

French touring cyclist, activist and journalist (1853-1930)

Jean Ragnotti

rally driver, winner of three World Rally Championship rallies in the 1980s

Esprit Jouffret

French mathematician (1837-1904)

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Léopol Haimon

French musician

Esprit Fléchier

French Catholic bishop, preacher and writer

Nicolas Saboly

French poet and composer (1614-1675)

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Christiane Ziegler

French egyptologist

Esprit Antoine Blanchard

French baroque composer (1696-1770)

Benoit Benoni-Auran

French painter (1859-1944)

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André Ughetto

French poet

André de Brancas

French admiral

Auguste Béraud

French politician

Charles Giraud

French lawyer and politician (1802-1881)

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Colette Ripert

French actress

Esprit-Joseph Brun

French architect (1710-1802)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

• La Roque-sur-Pernes
  2.8 mi away · pop. 427
• Monteux
  4 mi away · pop. 13,129
• Saumane-de-Vaucluse
  4.9 mi away · pop. 908
• Mazan
  5.3 mi away · pop. 6,269
• Le Thor
  5.8 mi away · pop. 8,858
• Saint-Saturnin-lès-Avignon
  7.1 mi away · pop. 5,119
• Modène
  7.9 mi away · pop. 464
• Méthamis
  8.1 mi away · pop. 447
• Bédarrides
  8.5 mi away · pop. 5,753
• Morières-lès-Avignon
  8.6 mi away · pop. 8,922
• Cabrières-d'Avignon
  8.7 mi away · pop. 1,795
• Murs
  9.7 mi away · pop. 404

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Geography & sun

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