Bédarrides

Bédarrides (French pronunciation: [bedaʁid]; Provençal: Bedarrida) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.

Bédarrides
Bridge over the Ouvèze
Coat of arms
Location of Bédarrides
Bédarrides
Bédarrides
Coordinates: 44°02′29″N 4°53′55″E
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentVaucluse
ArrondissementAvignon
CantonSorgues
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Jean Berard[1]
Area
1
24.79 km2 (9.57 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[2]
5,171
  Density210/km2 (540/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
84016 /84370
Elevation20–119 m (66–390 ft)
(avg. 25 m or 82 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 villa Betorrida in 814, Biturrita in 898, Bisturrita in 903, Beddurida in 908, and Bederrida in 1274.[3]

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  3. Nègre 1990, p. 53.

Bibliography

  • Nègre, Ernest (1990). Toponymie générale de la France. Librairie Droz. ISBN 978-2-600-02883-7.


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