Aubignan

Aubignan is a commune with 5164 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the Vaucluse department in the Provence- Alpes- Côte d' Azur.

Geography

Aubignan located between the dentelles de Montmirail and the five kilometers away town of Carpentras, whose area directly adjacent to the south-east of the church. Other neighboring municipalities are Saint- Hippolyte- le- Graveyron in the northeast, Beaumes -de -Venise in the north, the west and sarrians Loriol -du -Comtat in the southwest.

Important waterways are the Brégoux that runs through the municipal area with numerous tributaries from the northeast to the southwest, and the 19th- century Canal de Carpentras.

Population Development

Attractions

• Hôtel de Ville (18th century)
• Parish church (18th century), not always faces east because of its location at the city wall, Monument historique since 1970
• Hôtel- Dieu (18th century ), a first hospice in Aubignan is mentioned in 1336
• Chapel of St- sixte, Monument historique since 1984
• Former railway station Gare d' Aubignan - Loriol, closed in 1974
• Large fountain with an octagonal pool and Lavoir
• Remains of the city wall with gate Porte de France