Carpentras
Carpentras is a commune of 27,249 people (2006). It is in the region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur in the Vaucluse department in the south of France.
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| Town hall of Carpentras | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Vaucluse |
| Arrondissement | Carpentras |
| Canton | Chief town of 2 cantons |
| Mayor | Francis Adolphe (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 56–212 m (184–696 ft) (avg. 95 m/312 ft) |
| Land area1 | 37.92 km2 (14.64 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 26,090 (1999) |
| - Density | 688/km2 (1,780/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 84031/ 84200 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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The Carpentras Stela, found in the town in 1704, was the first Northwest Semitic (i.e. Canaanite or Aramaic) inscription published anywhere in modern times.
Hôtel-Dieu in Carpentras.
Truffle market in Carpentras
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