Mondragon, Vaucluse

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

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

Coat of arms

Location of Mondragon

(2020–2026) Christian Peyron^[1]Area

40.65 km² (15.70 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

3,679 • Density91/km² (230/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

84078 /84430

Elevation34–217 m (112–712 ft)
(avg. 23 m or 75 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Mondragon (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃dʁaɡɔ̃]; Occitan: Montdragon) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.

It is known primarily for the large Donzère-Mondragon Dam across the river Rhône named for it and the town of Donzère.

It was once part of the Comtat Venaissin, an exclave of the Papal States. The coat of arms depicts a globus cruciger.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,592	—
1975	2,399	−1.10%
1982	2,913	+2.81%
1990	3,118	+0.85%
1999	3,363	+0.84%
2007	3,548	+0.67%
2012	3,727	+0.99%
2017	3,792	+0.35%
Source: INSEE^[3]

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