Lapalud (; ) is a
commune in the
Vaucluse
Vaucluse (; or ) is a department in the southeastern French region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. It had a population of 561,469 as of 2019. department in the
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (commonly shortened to PACA), also known as Région Sud, is one of the eighteen Regions of France, administrative regions of France, located at the far southeastern point of the Metropolitan France, mainland. The main P ...
region
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in southeastern
France
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.
Population
People from Lapalud
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Rodolphe Julian (1839–1907), founder of the
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Alain Borne (1915–1962), poet winner of the 1954
Prix Antonin-Artaud, died in road incident in Lapalud.
See also
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Communes of the Vaucluse department
The following is a list of the 151 communes of the Vaucluse department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):[Tricastin Nuclear Power Plant
The Tricastin Nuclear Power Plant () is a nuclear power plant consisting of 4 pressurized water reactors (PWRs) of CP1 type with 915 MW electrical power output each. The power plant is located in the south of France (Drôme and Vaucluse Depa ...]
References
Communes of Vaucluse
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