Lapalud

Lapalud
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Lapalud
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Coordinates: 44°18′19″N 4°41′23″E / 44.3053°N 4.6897°E / 44.3053; 4.6897
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Vaucluse
Arrondissement	Carpentras
Canton	Bollène
Intercommunality	Rhône-Lez-Provence
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Hervé Flaugere[1]
Area ^1	17.37 km^2 (6.71 sq mi)
Population  (2023)[2]	3,853
• Density	221.8/km^2 (574.5/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	84064 /84840
Elevation	42–59 m (138–194 ft) (avg. 47 m or 154 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Lapalud (French pronunciation: [lapaly]; Occitan: La Palús) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,345	—
1975	2,260	−0.53%
1982	3,133	+4.78%
1990	3,332	+0.77%
1999	3,267	−0.22%
2007	3,425	+0.59%
2012	3,966	+2.98%
2017	3,805	−0.83%
2023	3,853	+0.21%
Source: INSEE[3]

People

• Rodolphe Julian (1839–1907), founder of the Académie Julian
• Alain Borne (1915–1962), poet winner of the 1954 Prix Antonin-Artaud, died in a road incident in Lapalud

See also

• Communes of the Vaucluse department
• Tricastin Nuclear Power Plant

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
3. Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE

External links

• Media related to Lapalud at Wikimedia Commons