Sainte-Cécile-les-Vignes

Sainte-Cécile-les-Vignes (Provençal: Santa Celha dei Vinhas) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.

Sainte-Cécile-les-Vignes
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Sainte-Cécile-les-Vignes
Sainte-Cécile-les-Vignes
Sainte-Cécile-les-Vignes
Coordinates: 44°14′47″N 4°53′13″E
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentVaucluse
ArrondissementCarpentras
CantonBollène
IntercommunalityAygues Ouvèze en Provence
Government
  Mayor (20012008) Max Ivan
Area
1
19.82 km2 (7.65 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
2,505
  Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
84106 /84290
Elevation83–138 m (272–453 ft)
(avg. 130 m or 430 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Nearby cities are Orange and the smaller Bollène. It is also not far from the Mont Ventoux.

Maurice Trintignant, a motor racing driver and vintner, was born here on 30 October 1917.

The church of Sainte-Cécile-les-Vignes

Twin towns

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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