Lauris

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Coordinates: 43°44′52″N 5°18′49″E / 43.7477777778, 5.31361111111

Commune of Lauris

Location
Lauris (France)
Lauris
Administration
Country France
Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department Vaucluse
Arrondissement Apt
Canton Cadenet
Intercommunality Communauté de communes des Portes du Luberon
Mayor Monique Roustan
(2001-2008)
Statistics
Elevation 128 m–680 m
(avg. 350 m)
Land area¹ 21,81 km²
Population²
(1999)
3102
 - Density 142/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 84065/ 84360
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.
France

Lauris is a commune of the Vaucluse département in southern France. It is located between the Luberon and the Durance river. The town has seen a rapid increase in population in the last two decades, rising from 1810 inhabitants in 1982 to 3102 inhabitants in 1999.