Canton of Carpentras
The canton of Carpentras is an administrative division of the Vaucluse department, in southeastern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015.- 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.
Communauté d’agglomération Ventoux-Comtat Venaissin
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 Carpentras. It is located in the Vaucluse department, in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, southeastern France.
Carpentras station
Railway station
Photo: Marianne Casamance, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Carpentras station is a railway station serving the town Carpentras, Vaucluse department, southeastern France. It is the terminus of the railway line from Sorgues to Carpentras, which was closed for passenger traffic in 1938, but reopened after renovation in 2015.
Carpentras Cathedral
Church
Carpentras Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church and former cathedral in Carpentras, Provence, 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.
Carpentras
Photo: Marianne Casamance, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Carpentras is part of the historical and cultural entity of the Comtat Venaissin and in the French administrative department of Vaucluse. It is best seen during the weekly market that fills the old town on Friday mornings.
Monteux
Town
Photo: Mababole, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Monteux is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. Monteux is situated 4½ km southwest of Canton of Carpentras.
Pernes-les-Fontaines
Town
Photo: Véronique PAGNIER, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pernes-les-Fontaines is a commune in the southeastern French department of Vaucluse. Pernes-les-Fontaines is situated 6 km south of Canton of Carpentras.
Canton of Carpentras
- Category: canton of France
- Location: Arrondissement of Carpentras, Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France, Europe
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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”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Les Croisières and Les Saffras.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hôtel-Dieu and Carpentras.
Vaucluse: Must-Visit Destinations
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