Lauris
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Commune of Lauris |
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Location | |
Administration | |
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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. | |
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.