Country France Canton Carpentras-Sud Time zone CET (UTC+1) Population 2,431 (2007) Arrondissement Carpentras | Department Vaucluse Intercommunality Les Sorgues du Comtat Area 6.4 km² Local time Monday 7:56 AM | |
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Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Weather 5°C, Wind E at 8 km/h, 81% Humidity | ||
Althen-des-Paluds is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.
Contents
- Map of Althen des Paluds France
- Name of the city
- Climate
- Nearby Cities
- Twin towns Sister cities
- References
Map of Althen-des-Paluds, France
The commune is crossed by the river Sorgue.
Name of the city
The name of Althen-des-Paluds is a homage to Jean Althen.
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.
Nearby Cities
Monteux
Bédarrides
Entraigues-sur-la-Sorgue
Velleron
Le Thor
Saint-Saturnin-lès-Avignon
Twin towns — Sister cities
Althen-des-Paluds is twinned with: