Piolenc

Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

Coat of arms

Location of Piolenc

(2020–2026) Louis Driey^[1]Area

24.8 km² (9.6 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

5,536 • Density220/km² (580/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

84091 /84420

Elevation22–170 m (72–558 ft)
(avg. 47 m or 154 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Piolenc (French pronunciation: [pjɔlɛ̃k]; Occitan: Puegoulen) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.

Piolenc is located 6 km (3.7 mi) north of Orange, and about 27 km (17 mi) north of Avignon.

History

Piolenc was the site of a Cluniac priory.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,184	—
1975	2,594	+2.49%
1982	3,259	+3.31%
1990	3,830	+2.04%
1999	4,296	+1.28%
2007	4,548	+0.72%
2012	5,113	+2.37%
2017	5,253	+0.54%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Traditions

Wine is the main activity of this city, but the dominant besides of the agricultural production is the "French Provence garlic", as such the "garlic cultural festival" takes place every summer in August, during the last week-end.

Personalities

Piolenc was the birthplace :

Jean-Louis Trintignant (1930–2022), actor
André-Philippe Corsin (1773–1854)

Twin towns

The town is twinned with Kirchheim am Neckar, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE