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Orange, Vaucluse

Coordinates: 44°08′18″N 4°48′35″E / 44.1383°N 4.8097°E / 44.1383; 4.8097
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Orange
Roman amphitheatre in Orange
Roman amphitheatre in Orange
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Orange is located in France
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Orange is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
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Coordinates: 44°08′18″N 4°48′35″E / 44.1383°N 4.8097°E / 44.1383; 4.8097
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentVaucluse
ArrondissementAvignon
CantonOrange-Est and Orange-Ouest
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jacques Bompard
Area
1
74.2 km2 (28.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2007)
30,025
 • Density400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
84087 /84100
Elevation24–127 m (79–417 ft)
(avg. 50 m or 160 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Orange is a commune of 29,000 people (2005). It is in the region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur in the Vaucluse department in the south of France.