Saint-Saturnin-lès-Avignon

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

Saint-Saturnin-lès-Avignon Sant Savornin d'Avinhon (Occitan)
Commune
Saint-Saturnin-lès-Avignon Town Hall
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Saturnin-lès-Avignon
(2020–2026)		Serge Malen^[1]
Area ¹	6.25 km² (2.41 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]	5,119
• Density	820/km² (2,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	84119 /84450
Elevation	34–117 m (112–384 ft) (avg. 53 m or 174 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Saturnin-lès-Avignon (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ satyʁnɛ̃ lɛ.z‿aviɲɔ̃], literally St. Saturnin near Avignon; Occitan: Sant Savornin d'Avinhon) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France.

History

The poet Jean Tortel (1904–1993) was born in Saint-Saturnin-lès-Avignon.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,828	—
1975	2,223	+2.83%
1982	2,664	+2.62%
1990	2,941	+1.24%
1999	3,835	+2.99%
2007	4,961	+3.27%
2012	4,845	−0.47%
2017	4,846	+0.00%
2020	5,027	+1.23%
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