Sérignan-du-Comtat (French pronunciation: [seʁiɲɑ̃ dy kɔ̃ta]; Occitan: Serinhan dau Comtat) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. Until 1944, it was known simply as Sérignan.[3] In 2020, it had a population of 2,856.

On 1 January 2017, together with a number of neighbouring communes, it was transferred from the arrondissement of Avignon to the arrondissement of Carpentras.[3]

The entomologist Jean-Henri Fabre (1823–1915) died in Sérignan-du-Comtat.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,194—    
1975 1,488+3.19%
1982 1,975+4.13%
1990 2,069+0.58%
1999 2,254+0.96%
2007 2,414+0.86%
2012 2,448+0.28%
2017 2,676+1.80%
Source: INSEE[4]

Points of interest

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b (in French) Commune de Sérignan-du-Comtat (84127), INSEE.
  4. ^ (in French) Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE.
  5. ^ (in French) Le Musée Lichtner-Aix, www.serignanducomtat.fr.