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
Saint-Saturnin-lès-Avignon Saint-Saturnin-lès-Avignon
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 Grand Avignon
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Serge Malen
Area 1	6.25 km2 (2.41 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	5,119
• Density	820/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
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)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Saturnin-lès-Avignon (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ satyʁnɛ̃ lɛ.z‿aviɲɔ̃], literally St. Saturnin near Avignon; Occitan: Sant Savornin d'Avinhon) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France.

History

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

Population

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

See also

• Communes of the Vaucluse department