Mornas

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

Mornas
Commune
Mornas and its fort
Mornas and its fort
Coat of arms of Mornas
Coat of arms
Location of Mornas
Mornas is located in France
Mornas
Mornas
Mornas is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Mornas
Mornas
Coordinates: 44°12′34″N 4°43′37″E
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentVaucluse
ArrondissementCarpentras
CantonBollène
IntercommunalityRhône-Lez-Provence
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Katy Ricard[1]
Area
1
26.09 km2 (10.07 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
2,450
 • Density94/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
84083 /84550
Elevation31–234 m (102–768 ft)
(avg. 38 m or 125 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Name

The settlement is attested as Morenatus in 822, Murenatis in 837 and Mornatz ca. 1178.[3]

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 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. Nègre, Ernest (1990). Toponymie générale de la France. Librairie Droz. p. 83. ISBN 978-2-600-02883-7.
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