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Piolenc
Piolenc
Commune
	Town hall
	Coat of arms
	Location of Piolenc
	Piolenc Piolenc
	Coordinates: 44°10′43″N 4°45′44″E / 44.1786°N 4.7622°E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Vaucluse
Arrondissement	Carpentras
Canton	Orange
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Louis Driey
Area 1	24.8 km2 (9.6 sq mi)
Population (2021)	5,536
• Density	220/km2 (580/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	84091 /84420
Elevation	22–170 m (72–558 ft) ; (avg. 47 m or 154 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Piolenc (French pronunciation: [pjɔlɛ̃k]; Occitan: Puegoulen) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.

Piolenc is located 6 km (3.7 mi) north of Orange, and about 27 km (17 mi) north of Avignon.

History

Piolenc was the site of a Cluniac priory.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,184	—
1975	2,594	+2.49%
1982	3,259	+3.31%
1990	3,830	+2.04%
1999	4,296	+1.28%
2007	4,548	+0.72%
2012	5,113	+2.37%
2017	5,253	+0.54%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Traditions

Wine is the main activity of this city, but the dominant besides of the agricultural production is the "French Provence garlic", as such the "garlic cultural festival" takes place every summer in August, during the last week-end.