Morières-lès-Avignon

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Morières-lès-Avignon
Coat of arms of Morières-lès-Avignon
Morières-lès-Avignon (France)
Morières-lès-Avignon
region Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur
Department Vaucluse
Arrondissement Avignon
Canton Avignon-3
Community association Grand Avignon
Coordinates 43 ° 57 '  N , 4 ° 54'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 57 '  N , 4 ° 54'  E
height 25-116 m
surface 10.35 km 2
Residents 8,317 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 804 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 84310
INSEE code
Website ville-moriereslesavignon.fr

Saint-André church

Morières-lès-Avignon is a French municipality with 8317 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Vaucluse in the region Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur .

geography

The municipality of Morières is located immediately east of the city of Avignon and north of the airport .

The Canal de Crillon runs along the western municipal boundary . The canals in the municipality are used, among other things, to irrigate the golf courses in the south of the municipality.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2008
Residents 1,615 2.163 3,477 6,083 6,405 6,635 7,530

partnership

Attractions

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traffic

The eastern arterial roads from Avignon ( D 28 and D 901) run through the area of ​​the municipality. The A7 autoroute crosses the municipality in a north-south direction.

literature

  • Jean-Paul Clébert: Guide de la Provence mystérieuse , Paris, 1972.
  • Robert Bailly: Dictionnaire des communes du Vaucluse , Avignon, 1986, ISBN 2903044279

Web links

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