Althen-des-Paluds is a commune

Communes of France

The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...

 in the Vaucluse

Vaucluse

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 department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

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 in southeastern France

France

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The commune is crossed by the river Sorgue.

Climate

The climate is of Mediterranean type and is characterized by rather hot and dry summers and soft winters.

The average temperatures oscillate between 0 and 30° according to the season. The record of temperature since the existence of the INRA' station is of 40,5°C at the time of the European heat wave of 2003 on August 5 and -12,8°C on January 5, 1985. The weather statements are done with Agroparc office of Avignon

Avignon

Avignon is a French commune in southeastern France in the départment of the Vaucluse bordered by the left bank of the Rhône river. Of the 94,787 inhabitants of the city on 1 January 2010, 12 000 live in the ancient town centre surrounded by its medieval ramparts.Often referred to as the...

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Nearby Cities

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Gallery

File:Althen - Mairie.JPG|Town hall of Althen des Paluds
File:Eglise à Athen des Paluds.JPG|Church of Althen des Paluds
File:J Althen.JPG|Jean Althen Statue