Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Châteauneuf-du-Pape is a commune of 2,078 people (as of 1999). It is in the region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur in the Vaucluse department in the south of France.
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| Castle ruin in Châteauneuf-du-Pape | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Vaucluse |
| Arrondissement | Avignon |
| Canton | Orange-Ouest |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Rhône et Ouvèze |
| Mayor | Jean-Pierre Boisson (2001–2008) |
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| Elevation | 20–130 m (66–427 ft) (avg. 117 m/384 ft) |
| Land area1 | 25.85 km2 (9.98 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 2,146 (2006) |
| - Density | 83/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 84037/ 84230 |
| 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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This building is classé au titre des monuments historiques de la France. It is indexed in the base Mérimée, a database of architectural heritage maintained by the French Ministry of Culture, under the reference
Surviving south wall of the donjon
Drawing from the Album Laincel that dates from the second half of the 17th century
South side of the church with the main entrance and the bell tower
Drawing of the Château de Lhers by Étienne Martellange, 1616
Château de Lhers viewed from the Rhône
Grapevine with the rounded pebbles which are a feature of many of the vineyards in the commune
