Fontaine-de-Vaucluse

Fontaine-de-Vaucluse (French pronunciation: [fɔ̃tɛn voklyz]; Occitan: La Fònt de Vauclusa or simply Vauclusa) is a commune in the southeastern French department of Vaucluse. Its name comes from the spring of the same name; the name Vaucluse itself comes from the Latin phrase vallis clausa or "closed valley".

Fontaine-de-Vaucluse
La Fònt de Vauclusa (Occitan)
The village of Fontaine-de-Vaucluse, with the river in the foreground
Location of Fontaine-de-Vaucluse
Fontaine-de-Vaucluse
Fontaine-de-Vaucluse
Coordinates: 43°55′23″N 5°07′37″E
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentVaucluse
ArrondissementAvignon
CantonL'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue
IntercommunalityPays des Sorgues et des Monts de Vaucluse
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Patricia Philip
Area
1
7.14 km2 (2.76 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
567
  Density79/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
84139 /84800
Elevation68–652 m (223–2,139 ft)
(avg. 80 m or 260 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
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