- Source: Althen-des-Paluds
Althen-des-Paluds (French pronunciation: [altɛ̃ de paly]; Provençal: Lei Palús or Alten) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.
The commune is crossed by the river Sorgue.
Population
Name
The name of Althen-des-Paluds is a homage to Jean Althen.
Climate
The climate is of Mediterranean type and is characterized by rather hot and dry summers and soft winters.
The average temperatures oscillate between 0 and 30° according to the season. The record of temperature since the existence of the INRA' station is of 40,5 °C at the time of the European heat wave of 2003 on August 5 and -12,8 °C on January 5, 1985. The weather statements are done with Agroparc office of Avignon.
Nearby communes
Monteux Bédarrides Entraigues-sur-la-Sorgue Velleron Le Thor Saint-Saturnin-lès-Avignon
International relations
Althen-des-Paluds is twinned with Monte Carlo, Monaco.
Gallery
See also
Communes of the Vaucluse department