Saint-Saturnin-lès-Avignon

Saint-Saturnin-lès-Avignon (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ satyʁnɛ̃ lɛ.z‿aviɲɔ̃], lit. "St Saturnin near Avignon"; Provençal Occitan: Sant Savornin d'Avinhon) is a commune in Greater Avignon in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. In 2021, it had a population of 5,119.

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
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Coordinates: 43°57′27″N 4°55′51″E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Vaucluse
Arrondissement	Avignon
Canton	Le Pontet
Intercommunality	CA du Grand Avignon
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Serge Malen[1]
Area 1	6.25 km2 (2.41 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	5,211
• Density	830/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Demonym	Saint-Saturninois
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)
Website	www.saintsaturnin.com
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

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

Population

To differentiate the commune's inhabitants from those of Saint-Saturnin-lès-Apt to the east, the first are called Saint-Saturninois (masculine) and Saint-Saturninoises (feminine) in French, whereas the latter are called Saturninois (masculine) and Saturninoises (feminine).

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]

See also

• Communes of the Vaucluse department