France Commune of Carpentras
Région	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Département	Vaucluse
Arrondissement	Carpentras
Canton	Chief town of 2 cantons
Intercommunality
Mayor	Jean-Claude Andrieu (2001-2008)
Land area¹	37.92 km²
Population² (1999)	26,090
Population density (1999)	688 pers./km²
Altitude	56 m - 212 m (avg. 95 m)
INSEE/Postal code	84031 / 84200
1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km². 2 Not counting those already counted in another commune (such as students and military personnel).

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Coordinates: 5° 02' 56" E, 44° 03' 21" N

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Carpentras is a city and commune in the département of Vaucluse in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur région of France. The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France and many former French colonies, roughly analogous to English counties. ... The Vaucluse is a département in the southeast of France. ... Capital Marseilles Area 31,400 km² Regional President Michel Vauzelle (PS) (since 1998) Population   - 2004 estimate   - 1999 census   - Density (Ranked 3rd) 4,666,000 4,506,151 149/km² (2004) Arrondissements 18 Cantons 237 Communes 963 Départements Alpes-de-Haute-Provence Alpes-Maritimes Bouches-du-Rhône Hautes-Alpes... France is divided into 26 régions: 21 of these are in the continental part of metropolitan France, one is Corse on the island of Corsica (although strictly speaking Corse is in fact a territorial collectivity, not a région, but is referred to as a région in common...

History

Carpentras was a commercial site used by Greek merchants in ancient times, and retains an impressive Roman triumphal arch and a city gate, the Porte d'Orange. [Carpentras Cathedral:[1],[2],[3]] The Roman Forum was the central area around which ancient Rome developed. ... Arc de Triomphe, Paris The Gateway of India, Mumbai, India A triumphal arch is a structure in the shape of a monumental archway, usually built to celebrate a victory in war. ... The Amsterdamse Poort, the only remaining city gate of Haarlem, the Netherlands, was built in 1355. ...

Carpentras has been an important center of French Judaism, and is home to the oldest synagogue in France (1367), which still holds services. [Synagogue:[4],[5],[6]] This article describes the Jewish religion; for a consideration of ethnic, historic, and cultural aspects of the Jewish identity refer to the article Jew. ... Lesko synagogue, Poland A synagogue (Hebrew: בית כנסת ; beit knesset, house of assembly; Yiddish: שול, shul) is a Jewish place of religious worship. ... Events Battle of Najera, Peter I of Castile restored as King. ...

In 1992 there was a desecration of the Jewish cemetery.

Miscellaneous

Its traditional confectionery is the berlingot, a small hard candy with thin white stripes, originally made from the syrup left over from conservation of fruits.

Births

Carpentras was the birthplace of:

• Carpentras (also known as Elzéar Genet) (c.1470-1548), prominent early Renaissance composer
• Alexis-Vincent-Charles Berbiguier de Terre-Neuve du Thym, (1765-1851), author and demonologist
• Édouard Daladier (1884-1970) politician and Prime Minister of France at the start of the Second World War

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External links

• Provence-Hideaways Carpentras
• Description and tourism
• Carpentras official website (in French)