Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne

Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne Castèunòu de Gadanha (Occitan)
Commune
View of Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne
Coat of arms
Location of Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne
(2020–2026)		Étienne Klein^[1]
Area ¹	13.48 km² (5.20 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]	3,437
• Density	250/km² (660/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	84036 /84470
Elevation	41–124 m (135–407 ft) (avg. 48 m or 157 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne (French: [ʃɑtonœf də ɡadaɲ]; Occitan: Gadanha) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France.

History

The Félibrige was founded in Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne, at Font-Ségugne, in 1854.

Geography

Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne is located 12 km (7.4 mi) east of Avignon. It is served by Gadagne station (opened in 1868) on the line from Avignon to Miramas.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,349	—
1975	1,678	+3.17%
1982	2,021	+2.69%
1990	2,619	+3.29%
1999	2,838	+0.90%
2007	3,199	+1.51%
2012	3,279	+0.50%
2017	3,311	+0.19%
2020	3,379	+0.68%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Fountain in Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne, with a bust of native Alphonse Tavan, one of the co-founders of the Félibrige.
Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste

International relations

Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne is twinned with:

Perroy, Switzerland^[4]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
^ "Association Suisse des Communes et Régions d'Europe". L'Association suisse pour le Conseil des Communes et Régions d'Europe (ASCCRE) (in French). Archived from the original on 2012-07-24. Retrieved 2013-07-20.