Lapalud

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

Coat of arms

Location of Lapalud

(2020–2026) Hervé Flaugere^[1]Area

17.37 km² (6.71 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

3,836 • Density220/km² (570/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

84064 /84840

Elevation42–59 m (138–194 ft)
(avg. 47 m or 154 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Lapalud (French pronunciation: [lapaly]; Occitan: La Palús) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,345	—
1975	2,260	−0.53%
1982	3,133	+4.78%
1990	3,332	+0.77%
1999	3,267	−0.22%
2007	3,425	+0.59%
2012	3,966	+2.98%
2017	3,805	−0.83%
Source: INSEE^[3]

People from Lapalud

Rodolphe Julian (1839–1907), founder of the Académie Julian
Alain Borne (1915–1962), poet winner of the 1954 Prix Antonin-Artaud, died in road incident in Lapalud.

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