Pernes-les-Fontaines

Pernes-les-Fontaines is a commune of 10,170 people (1999). It is in the region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur in the Vaucluse department in the south of France.

Pernes-les-Fontaines

Pernes gate by Rosier.JPG
City gate in Pernes-les-Fontaines
Coat of arms of Pernes-les-Fontaines
Administration
Country France
Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department Vaucluse
Arrondissement Carpentras
Canton Pernes-les-Fontaines
Intercommunality Les Sorgues du Comtat
Mayor Pierre Gabert
(2001–2008)
Statistics
Elevation 36–263 m (118–863 ft)
(avg. 82 m/269 ft)
Land area1 51.12 km2 (19.74 sq mi)
Population2 10,170  (1999)
 - Density 199/km2 (520/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 84088/ 84210
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.