Althen-des-Paluds

Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

Coat of arms

Location of Althen-des-Paluds

(2020–2026) Michel Terrisse^[1]Area

6.4 km² (2.5 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

2,802 • Density440/km² (1,100/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

84001 /84210

Elevation27–38 m (89–125 ft)
(avg. 32 m or 105 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Althen-des-Paluds (French pronunciation: [altɛ̃ de paly]; Provençal: Lei Palús or Alten) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.

The commune is crossed by the river Sorgue.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,173	—
1975	1,288	+1.35%
1982	1,575	+2.92%
1990	1,600	+0.20%
1999	1,988	+2.44%
2007	2,431	+2.55%
2012	2,684	+2.00%
2017	2,823	+1.01%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Name

The name of Althen-des-Paluds is a homage to Jean Althen.

Climate

The climate is of Mediterranean type and is characterized by rather hot and dry summers and soft winters.

The average temperatures oscillate between 0 and 30° according to the season. The record of temperature since the existence of the INRA' station is of 40,5 °C at the time of the European heat wave of 2003 on August 5 and -12,8 °C on January 5, 1985. The weather statements are done with Agroparc office of Avignon.

Nearby communes

Monteux
Bédarrides
Entraigues-sur-la-Sorgue
Velleron
Le Thor
Saint-Saturnin-lès-Avignon

International relations

Althen-des-Paluds is twinned with Monte Carlo, Monaco.

Gallery

Town hall of Althen des Paluds
Church of Althen des Paluds
Jean Althen Statue

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE