Arrondissement of Carpentras
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The arrondissement of Carpentras is an arrondissement
Arrondissements of France
The 101 French departments are divided into 342 arrondissements, which may be translated into English as districts.The capital of an arrondissement/district is called a subprefecture...

 of France, located in the Vaucluse
Vaucluse
The Vaucluse is a department in the southeast of France, named after the famous spring, the Fontaine-de-Vaucluse.- History :Vaucluse was created on 12 August 1793 out of parts of the departments of Bouches-du-Rhône, Drôme, and Basses-Alpes...

 department, in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur or PACA is one of the 27 regions of France.It is made up of:* the former French province of Provence* the former papal territory of Avignon, known as Comtat Venaissin...

 region
Régions of France
France is divided into 27 administrative regions , 22 of which are in Metropolitan France, and five of which are overseas. Corsica is a territorial collectivity , but is considered a region in mainstream usage, and is even shown as such on the INSEE website...

. It has 8 cantons
Cantons of France
The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's 342 arrondissements and 101 departments.Apart from their role as organizational units in certain aspects of the administration of public services and justice, the chief purpose of the cantons today is to serve as...

 and 58 communes
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...

.

Cantons

The cantons of the arrondissement of Carpentras are:
  1. Beaumes-de-Venise
    Canton of Beaumes-de-Venise
    The canton of Beaumes-de-Venise is a French administrative division in the county of Vaucluse and region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.-Composition:The communes in the canton of Beaumes-de-Venise:*Beaumes-de-Venise: 2,051 inhabitants...

  2. Carpentras-Nord
    Canton of Carpentras-Nord
    The canton of Carpentras-Nord is a French administrative division in the county of Vaucluse and region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.-Composition:The communes in the canton of Carpentras-Nord:*Aubignan : 3,837 inhabitants*Caromb : 3,117 inhabitants...

  3. Carpentras-Sud
    Canton of Carpentras-Sud
    The canton of Carpentras-Sud is a French administrative division in the county of Vaucluse and region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.-Composition:The communes in the canton of Carpentras-Sud:*Althen-des-Paluds : 1,988 inhabitants...

  4. Malaucène
    Canton of Malaucène
    The canton of Malaucène is a French administrative division in the county of Vaucluse and region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.-Composition:The communes in the canton of Malaucène :*Le Barroux : 569 inhabitants*Beaumont-du-Ventoux : 286 inhabitants...

  5. Mormoiron
    Canton of Mormoiron
    The canton of Mormoiron is a French administrative division in the county of Vaucluse and region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.-Composition:The communes in the canton of Mormoiron:*Bédoin : 2,609 inhabitants*Blauvac : 337 inhabitants...

  6. Pernes-les-Fontaines
    Canton of Pernes-les-Fontaines
    The canton of Pernes-les-Fontaines is a French administrative division in the county of Vaucluse and region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.-Composition:The communes in the canton of Pernes-les-Fontaines:*Le Beaucet : 352 inhabitants...

  7. Sault
    Canton of Sault
    The canton of Sault is a French administrative division in the county of Vaucluse and region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.-Composition:The communes in the canton of Sault:*Aurel : 156 inhabitants*Monieux : 250 inhabitants*Saint-Christol : 555 inhabitants...

  8. Vaison-la-Romaine
    Canton of Vaison-la-Romaine
    The canton of Vaison-la-Romaine is a French administrative division in the county of Vaucluse and region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.-Composition:The communes in the canton of Vaison-la-Romaine:*Buisson : 264 inhabitants*Cairanne : 850 inhabitants...


Communes

The communes of the arrondissement of Carpentras, and their INSEE code
INSEE code
The INSEE code is a numerical indexing code used by the French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies to identify various entities, including communes, départements...

s, are:
1. Althen-des-Paluds
Althen-des-Paluds
Althen-des-Paluds is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.The commune is crossed by the river Sorgue.-Climate:...

 (84001)
2. Aubignan
Aubignan
Aubignan is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.-References:*...

 (84004)
3. Aurel
Aurel, Vaucluse
Aurel is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.-References:*...

 (84005)
4. Beaumes-de-Venise
Beaumes-de-Venise
Beaumes-de-Venise is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.-Name:The word "beaumes" comes from the old Provençal word balma meaning "cave" or "grotto"...

 (84012)
5. Beaumont-du-Ventoux
Beaumont-du-Ventoux
Beaumont-du-Ventoux is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.-References:*...

 (84015)
6. Blauvac
Blauvac
Blauvac is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.-References:*...

 (84018)
7. Brantes
Brantes
Brantes is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.-References:*...

 (84021)
8. Buisson
Buisson
Buisson is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.Buisson is a small, wine-producing, Knights Templar village, dating back at least as far as the 12th century, and linked since its beginning to the nearby village of Villedieu, with which...

 (84022)
9. Bédoin
Bédoin
Bédoin is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.-Geography:Located at the base of Mont Ventoux, it is the starting point of one of the three routes to the summit of the mountain .-Sights:Bédoin contains a large Spanish-style church,...

 (84017)
10. Cairanne
Cairanne
Cairanne is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France whose inhabitants were locally nicknamed leis afrontaires de Cairana, the cheeky ones from Cairanne....

 (84028)
11. Caromb
Caromb
Caromb is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.-References:*...

 (84030)
12. Carpentras
Carpentras
Carpentras is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.It stands on the banks of the Auzon...

 (84031)
13. Crestet
Crestet
Crestet is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.-References:*...

 (84040)
14. Crillon-le-Brave
Crillon-le-Brave
Crillon-le-Brave is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.Like many of the older villages in the region, it was built on a hilltop for defensive purposes and to provide more farmland on the plains below. It is a very small town, with...

 (84041)
15. Entraigues-sur-la-Sorgue
Entraigues-sur-la-Sorgue
Entraigues-sur-la-Sorgue is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.-References:*...

 (84043)
16. Entrechaux
Entrechaux
Entrechaux is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.-References:*...

 (84044)
17. Faucon (84045) 18. Flassan
Flassan
Flassan is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.-Demography:Flassan is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.-Demography:...

 (84046)
19. Gigondas
Gigondas
Gigondas is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.-Geography:Gigondas lies in between Vacqueyras and Sablet at the foot of the Dentelles de Montmirail mountains.-Wine:...

 (84049)
20. La Roque-Alric
La Roque-Alric
La Roque-Alric is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.-Geography:Placed on a rocky outcrop, La Roque-Alric is in the centre of the Dentelles de Montmirail.-Sights:...

 (84100)
21. La Roque-sur-Pernes
La Roque-sur-Pernes
La Roque-sur-Pernes is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.-References:*...

 (84101)
22. Lafare
Lafare
Lafare is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.-References:*...

 (84059)
23. Le Barroux
Le Barroux
Le Barroux is a village and commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. It had a population of 615 in 2006.- History :Its current name derives from the latin Albaruffum....

 (84008)
24. Le Beaucet
Le Beaucet
Le Beaucet is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.-See also:*Communes of the Vaucluse departmentLe Beaucet is a small settlement located in the South of France....

 (84011)
25. Loriol-du-Comtat
Loriol-du-Comtat
Loriol-du-Comtat is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.-References:*...

 (84067)
26. Malaucène
Malaucène
Malaucène is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.-Geography:Malaucène is a typical provençal village located in Provence at the foot of Mont Ventoux.-Sights:...

 (84069)
27. Malemort-du-Comtat
Malemort-du-Comtat
Malemort-du-Comtat is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.-References:*...

 (84070)
28. Mazan
Mazan
Mazan is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.Mazan is one of the chateaus of the de Sade family. Today this chateau is a luxury hotel.[1]-References:**...

 (84072)
29. Modène
Modène
Modène is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.-References:*...

 (84077)
30. Monieux
Monieux
Monieux is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.-Geography:The commune of Monieux is located on the plateau of the Mounts of Vaucluse, near to the commune of Sault...

 (84079)
31. Monteux
Monteux
Monteux is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.-Geography:Monteux is near Carpentras, in middle of Comtat Venaissin, and around 20 km from Avignon, in the countryside between Mont Ventoux, the Rhône and the Durance.Its...

 (84080)
32. Mormoiron
Mormoiron
Mormoiron is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.-Geography and geology:Mormoiron is located 12 km East of Carpentras; also nearby are Mont Ventoux and Avignon...

 (84082)
33. Méthamis
Méthamis
Méthamis is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.-References:*...

 (84075)
34. Pernes-les-Fontaines
Pernes-les-Fontaines
Pernes-les-Fontaines is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.-References:*...

 (84088)
35. Puyméras
Puyméras
Puyméras is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.-Main sights:*Church of St. Michael, originally built in Romanesque style*Clock Tower, remade in the 18th century...

 (84094)
36. Rasteau
Rasteau
Rasteau is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.-See also:*Communes of the Vaucluse department*Rasteau AOC, a wine appellation covering Rasteau and some neighbouring communes-References:*...

 (84096)
37. Roaix
Roaix
Roaix is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.-References:*...

 (84098)
38. Sablet
Sablet
Sablet is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.It is a fortified Provençal village rich in history.-Geography:...

 (84104)
39. Saint-Christol
Saint-Christol, Vaucluse
Saint-Christol is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.-References:*...

 (84107)
40. Saint-Didier
Saint-Didier, Vaucluse
Saint-Didier is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.-References:*...

 (84108)
41. Saint-Hippolyte-le-Graveyron
Saint-Hippolyte-le-Graveyron
Saint-Hippolyte-le-Graveyron is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.-Sites and Monuments:*Stone column topped by an iron cross.*Chateau Juvenal XIXth century...

 (84109)
42. Saint-Léger-du-Ventoux
Saint-Léger-du-Ventoux
Saint-Léger-du-Ventoux is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.-References:*...

 (84110)
43. Saint-Marcellin-lès-Vaison
Saint-Marcellin-lès-Vaison
Saint-Marcellin-lès-Vaison is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.-References:*...

 (84111)
44. Saint-Pierre-de-Vassols
Saint-Pierre-de-Vassols
Saint-Pierre-de-Vassols is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.-References:*...

 (84115)
45. Saint-Romain-en-Viennois
Saint-Romain-en-Viennois
Saint-Romain-en-Viennois is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.-References:*...

 (84116)
46. Saint-Roman-de-Malegarde
Saint-Roman-de-Malegarde
Saint-Roman-de-Malegarde is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.-Geography:On the edge of the Vaucluse, looking onto the border with the Drôme and dozing between Bollène and Vaison-la-Romaine, Saint-Romain-de-Malegarde is a former...

 (84117)
47. Saint-Trinit
Saint-Trinit
Saint-Trinit is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.-References:*...

 (84120)
48. Sarrians
Sarrians
Sarrians is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.-References:*...

 (84122)
49. Sault (84123) 50. Savoillan
Savoillan
Savoillan is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.-References:*...

 (84125)
51. Suzette
Suzette
Suzette is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.-References:*...

 (84130)
52. Séguret
Séguret
Séguret is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.-References:*...

 (84126)
53. Vacqueyras
Vacqueyras
Vacqueyras is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.-See also:* Dentelles de Montmirail*Communes of the Vaucluse department*Vacqueyras AOC*Raimbaut de Vaqueiras-References:*...

 (84136)
54. Vaison-la-Romaine
Vaison-la-Romaine
Vaison-la-Romaine is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France....

 (84137)
55. Velleron
Velleron
Velleron is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.Velleron has some of the great markets in all of France.-References:*...

 (84142)
56. Venasque
Venasque
Venasque is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.The area has many tourist attractions, such as the nearby Mount Vaucluse, a park with several tennis courts, and many open areas. The town of Venasque stands on a hill, surrounded on...

 (84143)
57. Villedieu
Villedieu, Vaucluse
Villedieu is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.-References:*...

 (84146)
58. Villes-sur-Auzon
Villes-sur-Auzon
Villes-sur-Auzon is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.-References:*...

(84148)

External links

Carpentras on French National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies site (INSEE)
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