Bédoin

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Bédoin
Bédoin
Coordinates: 44°07′26″N 5°10′50″E / 44.124°N 5.1805°E / 44.124; 5.1805Coordinates: 44°07′26″N 5°10′50″E / 44.124°N 5.1805°E / 44.124; 5.1805
Country France
Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department Vaucluse
Arrondissement Carpentras
Canton Mormoiron
Intercommunality Ventoux-Comtat Venaissin
Government
  Mayor (20012008) Luc Reynard
Area
  Land1 91.03 km2 (35.15 sq mi)
Population (2006)
  Population2 3,021
  Population2 Density 33/km2 (86/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 84017 / 84410
Elevation 240–1,883 m (787–6,178 ft)
(avg. 300 m or 980 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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 (the other routes start in Malaucène and Sault).

Sights

Bédoin contains a large Spanish-style church, constructed by Jesuits in 1702.

See also

References

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