Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne (French pronunciation: ​[ʃatonœf də ɡadaɲ]; Occitan: Gadanha) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. In 2018, it had a population of 3,328.

Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne Castèunòu de Gadanha  (Occitan)
Commune
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Coordinates: 43°55′41″N 4°56′46″E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Vaucluse
Arrondissement	Avignon
Canton	L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue
Intercommunality	Pays des Sorgues et des Monts de Vaucluse
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Étienne Klein
Area 1	13.48 km2 (5.20 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[1]	3,321
• Density	250/km2 (640/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	84036 /84470
Elevation	41–124 m (135–407 ft) (avg. 48 m or 157 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

The Félibrige was founded in Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne, at Font-Ségugne, in 1854.

Geography

Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne is located 12 km (7.4 mi) east of Avignon. It is served by Gadagne station (opened in 1868) on the line from Avignon to Miramas.

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  Fountain in Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne, with a bust of native Alphonse Tavan, one of the co-founders of the Félibrige.
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  Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste

International relations

Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne is twinned with:

• Perroy, Switzerland[2]

See also

• Communes of the Vaucluse department

References

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[ru] Шатонёф-де-Гадань