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Carpentras
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Town hall of Carpentras
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 Carpentras
Location in France
Carpentras
Location in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
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| Country | France | |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | |
| Department | Vaucluse | |
| Arrondissement | Carpentras | |
| Canton | Chief town of 2 cantons | |
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37.92 km2 (14.64 sq mi) | |
| Population
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26,090 | |
| • Density | 688.03/km2 (1,782.0/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) | |
| INSEE/Postal code |
84031 /84200
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| Elevation | 56–212 m (184–696 ft) (avg. 95 m or 312 ft) |
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| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | ||
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Carpentras is a commune of 27,249 people (2006). It is in the region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur in the Vaucluse department in the south of France.
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The Carpentras Stela, found in the town in 1704, was the first Northwest Semitic (i.e. Canaanite or Aramaic) inscription published anywhere in modern times.
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Hôtel-Dieu in Carpentras.
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Truffle Market in Carpentras
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