Cavaillon
| Cavaillon | |
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| Commune | |
| A view of Cavaillon
Location of Cavaillon
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| Coat of arms | |
| Location of Cavaillon | |
| Cavaillon Location within France Cavaillon Location within Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | |
| Coordinates: 43°50′15″N 5°02′17″E / 43.8375°N 5.0381°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Vaucluse |
| Arrondissement | Apt |
| Canton | Cavaillon |
| Intercommunality | CA Luberon Monts de Vaucluse |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Gérard Daudet[1] |
| Area 1 |
45.96 km2 (17.75 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] |
25,636 |
| • Density | 557.8/km2 (1,445/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 84035 /84300 |
| Elevation | 49–200 m (161–656 ft) (avg. 75 m or 246 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Cavaillon (French pronunciation: [kavajɔ̃] ⓘ; Occitan: Cavalhon) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of Southeastern France.[3] It is situated in the Durance Valley, at the foot of the Luberon mountains.
History
Cavaillon was already a city in the Gallo-Roman period, and has several minor relics from that era, including a 1st century triumphal arch.[4] Other minor relics of the Roman period have been found to the south of the town, on the site of the ancient Cabellio.[5] It was the seat of the bishops of Cavaillon from the 4th century[6] until the French Revolution.[5] Saint Veran was bishop here in the 6th century,[7] and the 12th-century cathedral is dedicated to him. In the Middle Ages Cavaillon was part of the Comtat Venaissin.[5]
The Hôtel de Ville was completed in 1753.[8]
Geography
Cavaillon is part of the Regional and Natural Park of Luberon (parc naturel régional du Luberon) in the French Department of Vaucluse.
The Calavon, a tributary of the Durance locally called Coulon, flows westward through the middle of the commune.
The Durance forms the commune's south-western border.
Population
- Historical population
- Year — Pop. — ±% p.a.
- 1793 — 5,193 — —
- 1800 — 5,192 — −0.00%
- 1806 — 5,750 — +1.72%
- 1821 — 6,360 — +0.67%
- 1831 — 6,911 — +0.83%
- 1836 — 7,041 — +0.37%
- 1841 — 7,195 — +0.43%
- 1846 — 7,428 — +0.64%
- 1851 — 7,405 — −0.06%
- 1856 — 7,431 — +0.07%
- 1861 — 7,779 — +0.92%
- 1866 — 8,034 — +0.65%
- 1872 — 8,034 — +0.00%
- 1876 — 8,454 — +1.28%
- 1881 — 8,591 — +0.32%
- 1886 — 9,144 — +1.26%
- 1891 — 9,077 — −0.15%
- 1896 — 9,405 — +0.71%
- 1901 — 9,850 — +0.93%
- Year — Pop. — ±% p.a.
- 1906 — 9,952 — +0.21%
- 1911 — 9,416 — −1.10%
- 1921 — 8,991 — −0.46%
- 1926 — 10,451 — +3.06%
- 1931 — 11,743 — +2.36%
- 1936 — 12,522 — +1.29%
- 1946 — 13,804 — +0.98%
- 1954 — 14,831 — +0.90%
- 1962 — 17,058 — +1.76%
- 1968 — 18,544 — +1.40%
- 1975 — 21,259 — +1.97%
- 1982 — 20,615 — −0.44%
- 1990 — 23,102 — +1.43%
- 1999 — 24,563 — +0.68%
- 2007 — 25,596 — +0.52%
- 2012 — 25,289 — −0.24%
- 2017 — 26,641 — +1.05%
- 2023 — 25,636 — −0.64%
- Source: EHESS[9] and INSEE (1968-2023)[10]
Economy
Cavaillon is famous for its melons, as well as other early fruits and vegetables.[5]
Famous people
- Saint César de Bus
- Castil-Blaze, French musicologist, Music critic and Composer
- Luc Bulot, French palaeontologist
- Pierre Salinger, press secretary to U.S. President John F. Kennedy, U.S. Senator from California, Paris bureau chief for ABC News
Sights
- the 11th-13th century Cavaillon Cathedral[6]
- Colline Saint-Jacques, with chapel
- Roman triumphal arch[4]
- the 15th-18th century synagogue, housing the Jewish Museum[11]
Twin towns
- Cavaillon has been twinned with Weinheim, Germany, since 1958 and Langhirano, Italy, since 2001.
Climate
| Climate data for Cavaillon (1981–2010 normals, extremes 1962–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 20.5 (68.9) |
22.3 (72.1) |
27.1 (80.8) |
29.8 (85.6) |
34.1 (93.4) |
37.5 (99.5) |
39.0 (102.2) |
38.9 (102.0) |
35.0 (95.0) |
29.4 (84.9) |
26.5 (79.7) |
20.3 (68.5) |
39.0 (102.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.9 (49.8) |
11.7 (53.1) |
15.6 (60.1) |
18.6 (65.5) |
23.2 (73.8) |
27.2 (81.0) |
30.5 (86.9) |
29.8 (85.6) |
25.0 (77.0) |
19.9 (67.8) |
13.6 (56.5) |
10.2 (50.4) |
19.6 (67.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.3 (41.5) |
6.6 (43.9) |
9.9 (49.8) |
12.7 (54.9) |
17.0 (62.6) |
20.7 (69.3) |
23.5 (74.3) |
23.0 (73.4) |
19.0 (66.2) |
14.8 (58.6) |
9.1 (48.4) |
5.9 (42.6) |
14.0 (57.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 0.7 (33.3) |
1.4 (34.5) |
4.2 (39.6) |
6.9 (44.4) |
10.7 (51.3) |
14.2 (57.6) |
16.6 (61.9) |
16.2 (61.2) |
12.9 (55.2) |
9.6 (49.3) |
4.6 (40.3) |
1.6 (34.9) |
8.3 (46.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −17.0 (1.4) |
−19.0 (−2.2) |
−11.5 (11.3) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
0.0 (32.0) |
4.0 (39.2) |
7.2 (45.0) |
6.6 (43.9) |
2.0 (35.6) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
−9.2 (15.4) |
−20.0 (−4.0) |
−20.0 (−4.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 48.3 (1.90) |
37.5 (1.48) |
38.9 (1.53) |
64.5 (2.54) |
57.7 (2.27) |
34.1 (1.34) |
19.2 (0.76) |
44.3 (1.74) |
96.5 (3.80) |
91.0 (3.58) |
69.4 (2.73) |
51.6 (2.03) |
653.0 (25.71) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 5.6 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 7.1 | 6.1 | 4.2 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 5.2 | 7.4 | 6.6 | 5.9 | 63.5 |
| Source: Meteociel[12] | |||||||||||||
See also
References
- Back to citation "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- Back to citation "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- Back to citation Commune de Cavaillon (84035), INSEE
- Back to citation occurrence 4.0 Back to citation occurrence 4.1 Base Mérimée: Arc antique, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Back to citation occurrence 5.0 Back to citation occurrence 5.1 Back to citation occurrence 5.2 Back to citation occurrence 5.3 Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Cavaillon". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 5 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 561.
- Back to citation occurrence 6.0 Back to citation occurrence 6.1 Base Mérimée: Cathédrale Notre-Dame et Saint-Véran actuellement église paroissiale Saint-Véran, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Back to citation "A Cavaillon nella Provenza in Francia, san Verano, vescovo, colmo di grandi virtù, soprattutto nell'assistenza ai malati". Santi, Beati. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
- Back to citation Base Mérimée: IA84000519, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Back to citation Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Cavaillon, EHESS (in French).
- Back to citation Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
- Back to citation Base Mérimée: Synagogue, Musée juif comtadin, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Back to citation "Normales et records pour Cavaillon (84)". Meteociel. Retrieved 14 December 2024.