Valréas
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| Commune of Valréas | |
| Administration | |
|---|---|
| Country | France |
| Région | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Département | Vaucluse |
| Arrondissement | Avignon |
| Canton | Valréas |
| Mayor | Nadège Savajols (2005) |
| Statistics | |
| Land area¹ | 57.97 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
9431 |
| - Density (1999) | 163/km² |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 138/ 84600 |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq. mi. or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| ² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
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Valréas is a town and commune of the Vaucluse département, in France.
[edit] Geography
The area around the town of Valréas is an exclave of the Vaucluse département in the Drôme département. Valréas used to be part of the possessions of the Pope in France near Avignon and were all attached to Vaucluse when annexed after the départements were created (see Comtat Venaissin).
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