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 | |
City gate in Pernes-les-Fontaines | |
Administration | |
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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. |