Bédoin
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Commune of Bédoin |
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| Location | |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Vaucluse |
| Arrondissement | Carpentras |
| Canton | Mormoiron |
| Intercommunality | Ventoux-Comtat Venaissin |
| Mayor | Luc Reynard (2001-2008) |
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| Elevation | 240 m–1,883 m (avg. 300 m) |
| Land area¹ | 91.03 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
2,609 |
| - Density | 28/km² (1999) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 84017/ 84410 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Bédoin is a town and commune of the Vaucluse département, in the Provence region of southern France.
[edit] 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 (the other routes start in Malaucène and Sault).
[edit] Sights
Bédoin contains a large Spanish-style church, constructed by Jesuits in 1702.
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