Canton of Carpentras

The canton of Carpentras is an administrative division of the department, in southeastern . It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015.
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  • Type: Locality with 28,600 residents
  • Description: canton of France
  • Also known as: “84031” and “canton of Carpentras”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Communauté d’agglomération Ventoux-Comtat Venaissin and Carpentras station.

Government office
Photo: Marianne Casamance, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Communauté d'agglomération Ventoux-Comtat Venaissin is the communauté d'agglomération, an intercommunal structure, centred on the town of . It is located in the department, in the region, southeastern .

Railway station
Photo: Marianne Casamance, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a railway station serving the town , department, southeastern . It is the terminus of the railway line from to Carpentras, which was closed for passenger traffic in 1938, but reopened after renovation in 2015.

Church
Photo: phileole, CC BY 2.0.
is a Roman Catholic church and former cathedral in , , France. The church was built in the 15th century by the order of Benedict XIII.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Carpentras and Monteux.

Photo: Marianne Casamance, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is part of the historical and cultural entity of the and in the French administrative department of . It is best seen during the weekly market that fills the old town on Friday mornings.

Town
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is a commune in the department in the region in southeastern . is situated 4½ km southwest of Canton of Carpentras.

Town
Photo: Véronique PAGNIER, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a commune in the southeastern French department of . is situated 6 km south of Canton of Carpentras.

Canton of Carpentras

Latitude
44.055° or 44° 3′ 18″ north
Longitude
5.0481° or 5° 2′ 53″ east
Population
28,600
Elevation
110 metres (361 feet)
Open location code
8FP7324X+26
Geo­Names ID
6451534
Wiki­data ID
Q18610908
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Polish—“Canton of Carpentras” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Carpentras kantonamendua”
  • Catalan: “cantó de Carpentràs”
  • Chinese: “卡庞特拉县”
  • Dutch: “kanton Carpentras”
  • Dutch: “Kanton Carpentras”
  • Esperanto: “Carpentras / Carpentràs”
  • Esperanto: “kantono Carpentras”
  • Esperanto: “kantono Carpentràs”
  • French: “canton de Carpentras”
  • French: “Canton de Carpentras”
  • French: “Carpentras”
  • German: “Kanton Carpentras”
  • Irish: “cantún Carpentras”
  • Italian: “Cantone di Carpentras”
  • Luxembourgish: “Canton de Carpentras”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “canton de Carpentràs”
  • Polish: “Carpentras”
  • Polish: “Kanton Carpentras”

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Notable Places Nearby

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