department of Vaucluse

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The department of Vaucluse is an administrative region in southeastern France known for its historic towns, Provençal landscapes, and cultural heritage centered around cities like Avignon.

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department of Vaucluse canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative territorial entity
department of France
borders Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Ardèche
Bouches-du-Rhône
Drôme
Gard
Var
capital Avignon
climate Mediterranean climate
contains Apt
Avignon
Carpentras
Cavaillon
Comtat Venaissin
surface form: Comtat Venaissin plain

Fontaine-de-Vaucluse
Gordes
Luberon massif
L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue
Mont Ventoux
Orange
part of Rhône Valley
country France
createdFrom former papal territories around Avignon
parts of Bouches-du-Rhône
parts of Drôme
culturalCenter Avignon
departmentNumber 84
economy agriculture
tourism industry
wine industry
hasMajorRiver Durance River
surface form: Durance

Rhône River
surface form: Rhône

Sorgue River
surface form: Sorgue
hasSubprefecture Apt
Carpentras
hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Avignon
surface form: Historic Centre of Avignon

Roman Theatre of Orange
surface form: Roman Theatre and surroundings in Orange
historicRegion Comtat Venaissin
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
surface form: Provence
inception 1793
ISOCode FR-84
knownFor Papal heritage in Avignon
Provençal landscapes
Roman heritage in Orange
historic towns
lavender fields in the Luberon area
tourism
vineyards and wine production
language French
locatedIn region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
southeastern France
namedAfter Fontaine-de-Vaucluse
surface form: river Vaucluse (Fontaine-de-Vaucluse) / etymology from Vallis Clausa
partOf Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
prefecture Avignon
regionalLanguage Occitan
surface form: Provençal Occitan
timeZone Central European Time
timeZoneDST Central European Summer Time

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Orange administrativeDivision department of Vaucluse