Morières-lès-Avignon

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

Morières-lès-Avignon Morieras d'Avinhon (Occitan)
Commune
Church of Morières-lès-Avignon
Coat of arms
Location of Morières-lès-Avignon
(2020–2026)		Grégoire Souque^[1]
Area ¹	10.35 km² (4.00 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]	8,922
• Density	860/km² (2,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	84081 /84310
Elevation	25–116 m (82–381 ft) (avg. 41 m or 135 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Morières-lès-Avignon (French pronunciation: [mɔʁjɛʁ lɛ.z‿aviɲɔ̃], literally Morières near Avignon; Provençal: Morieras d'Avinhon) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. It is located just east of Avignon, with a population of 8,563 as of 2018.

Morières-lès-Avignon is twinned with Caldicot, United Kingdom.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,163	—
1975	3,477	+7.02%
1982	6,083	+8.32%
1990	6,405	+0.65%
1999	6,535	+0.22%
2007	7,589	+1.89%
2012	7,955	+0.95%
2017	8,317	+0.89%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Twinning

Morières-lès-Avignon is twinneed with Caldicot, Wales.

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