Saint-Saturnin-lès-Avignon explained

Saint-Saturnin-lès-Avignon
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Saint-Saturnin-lès-Avignon (Vaucluse).svg
Arrondissement:Avignon
Canton:Le Pontet
Insee:84119
Postal Code:84450
Mayor:Serge Malen[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:CA du Grand Avignon
Demonym:Saint-Saturninois
Coordinates:43.9575°N 4.9308°W
Elevation M:53
Elevation Min M:34
Elevation Max M:117
Area Km2:6.25

Saint-Saturnin-lès-Avignon (pronounced as /fr/, "St Saturnin near Avignon"; Provençal oc|Sant Savornin d'Avinhon) is a commune in Greater Avignon in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. In 2021, it had a population of 5,119.

History

The poet Jean Tortel (1904–1993) was born in Saint-Saturnin-lès-Avignon.

Population

To differentiate the commune's inhabitants from those of Saint-Saturnin-lès-Apt to the east, the first are called Saint-Saturninois (masculine) and Saint-Saturninoises (feminine) in French, whereas the latter are called Saturninois (masculine) and Saturninoises (feminine).

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.