Cabrières-d'Avignon
| Cabrières-d'Avignon | ||
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The town hall of Cabrières-d'Avignon | ||
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  Cabrières-d'Avignon | ||
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Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region  Cabrières-d'Avignon | ||
| Coordinates: 43°53′34″N 5°09′00″E / 43.8927°N 5.15°ECoordinates: 43°53′34″N 5°09′00″E / 43.8927°N 5.15°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | |
| Department | Vaucluse | |
| Arrondissement | Avignon | |
| Canton | L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue | |
| Intercommunality | Coustellet | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Marie-Paule Ghiglione | |
| Area1 | 14.68 km2 (5.67 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 1,739 | |
| • Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 84025 / 84220 | |
| Elevation |
105–626 m (344–2,054 ft) (avg. 190 m or 620 ft) | |
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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. | ||
Cabrières-d'Avignon is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.
History
The Château and the village were the scene of the massacre in 1545 of about 700 Vaudois, or Waldensians—a reformist group declared heretical by the Catholic church. Men, women, and children were tortured and killed.
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