Aubignan
| Aubignan | ||
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| Commune | ||
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Fountain and old wash house | ||
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  Aubignan | ||
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Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region  Aubignan | ||
| Coordinates: 44°06′02″N 5°01′33″E / 44.1005°N 5.0258°ECoordinates: 44°06′02″N 5°01′33″E / 44.1005°N 5.0258°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | |
| Department | Vaucluse | |
| Arrondissement | Carpentras | |
| Canton | Carpentras | |
| Intercommunality | Ventoux-Comtat Venaissin | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2001–2008) | Guy Rey | |
| Area1 | 15.7 km2 (6.1 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 4,599 | |
| • Density | 290/km2 (760/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 84004 /84810 | |
| Elevation |
41–153 m (135–502 ft) (avg. 56 m or 184 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. | ||
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Aubignan (Aubinhan in Occitan) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. A stone's throw from Beaumes-de-Venise and the famous Côtes du Rhône vineyards, Aubignan is, itself, locally renown not only for the production of wine but of young vines and vine grafts.
Twin towns
The commune is twinned with Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne, Switzerland.
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