Vedène

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Vedène

Total population

11,457

Elevation23 m

Land area11.18 km²

WeatherAvg high 69.6°F

Coordinates43.98°, 4.90°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Vedène is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. A northeastern suburb of Avignon, its historical town centre is dominated by the 12th-century Château de Vedène, known locally as the Château des Seigneurs.

Geography

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

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Notable people from here

Jean-Marc Padovani

French saxophonist

Antoinette de Turenne

A

Antonin Berval

French singer and actor (1891–1966)

Armand de Pontmartin

French journalist, literary critic, writer and politician (1811–1890)

A

Auguste Roure

French painter (1878-1936)

Auguste Verdeil

Swiss doctor, politician and historian (1793-1856)

A

Auguste de Cambis d'Orsan

French politician (1781-1860)

A

Augustin Danizy

French astronomer (1698-1777)

Bernar Mialet

French publisher and poet

Bernard Millet

French historian

B

Boumedienne Allam

French rugby union player

B

Bruno Raffaelli

French actor

C

Caroline Cartier

French actress

Charles-François Félix

C

Charles-François de Guilhem de Clermont-Lodève

French politician

C

Charles-Félix de Galéan

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

Nearby places in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

• Saint-Saturnin-lès-Avignon
  2 mi away · pop. 5,119
• Morières-lès-Avignon
  2.5 mi away · pop. 8,922
• Bédarrides
  4.3 mi away · pop. 5,753
• Le Thor
  5.7 mi away · pop. 8,858
• Monteux
  6 mi away · pop. 13,129
• Châteauneuf-du-Pape
  6.4 mi away · pop. 2,040
• Pernes-les-Fontaines
  7.9 mi away · pop. 10,636
• Cabannes
  8.4 mi away · pop. 4,595
• Saint-Andiol
  10 mi away · pop. 3,380
• La Roque-sur-Pernes
  10.1 mi away · pop. 427
• Saumane-de-Vaucluse
  10.5 mi away · pop. 908
• Graveson
  10.9 mi away · pop. 4,791

Browse all places in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

European Firebug

Pyrrhocoris apterus

Seen 2026-09-27

Phyllonorycter millierella

Phyllonorycter millierella

Seen 2026-09-27

Winter Daffodil

Sternbergia lutea

Seen 2026-09-27

Eurasian Hobby

Falco subbuteo

Seen 2026-09-27

European Pied Flycatcher

Ficedula hypoleuca

Seen 2026-09-27

European heliotrope

Heliotropium europaeum

Seen 2026-09-26

Micrelytra fossularum

Micrelytra fossularum

Seen 2026-09-26

Longleaf Pondweed

Potamogeton nodosus

Seen 2026-09-26

Convolvulus Hawkmoth

Agrius convolvuli

Seen 2026-09-26

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers