Saint-Saturnin-lès-Avignon

Saint-Saturnin-lès-Avignon Sant Savornin d'Avinhon (Occitan)
Commune
Saint-Saturnin-lès-Avignon Town Hall
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Saturnin-lès-Avignon
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Coordinates: 43°57′27″N 4°55′51″E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Vaucluse
Arrondissement	Avignon
Canton	Le Pontet
Intercommunality	CA du Grand Avignon
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Serge Malen[1]
Area ^1	6.25 km^2 (2.41 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	5,211
• Density	830/km^2 (2,200/sq mi)
Demonym	Saint-Saturninois
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	84119 /84450
Elevation	34–117 m (112–384 ft) (avg. 53 m or 174 ft)
Website	www.saintsaturnin.com
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Saturnin-lès-Avignon (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ satyʁnɛ̃ lɛ.z‿aviɲɔ̃], lit. "St Saturnin near Avignon"; Provençal Occitan: 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).

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,828	—
1975	2,223	+2.83%
1982	2,664	+2.62%
1990	2,941	+1.24%
1999	3,835	+2.99%
2007	4,961	+3.27%
2012	4,845	−0.47%
2017	4,846	+0.00%
2020	5,027	+1.23%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Vaucluse department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE.