Corbières-en-Provence (, literally ''Corbières in Provence''; oc, Corbièras),
Décret n° 2018-956
5 November 2018 simply known as Corbières until 2018, is a commune
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in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
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region
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of Southeastern France
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. In 2018, it had a population of 1,196. Its inhabitants are called ''Corbiérains'' (masculine) and ''Corbiéraines'' (feminine).
Corbières-en-Provence is located at the heart of the Provence
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historical province, on the departmental border with Vaucluse
Vaucluse (; oc, Vauclusa, label= Provençal 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.[Var
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, not far north from Bouches-du-Rhône
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, where the Verdon Verdon may refer to:
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flows into the Durance. The commune itself is situated on the Durance, the banks of which are served by the A51 autoroute
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, nicknamed the "Autoroute du Val de Durance".
Demographics
See also
* Coteaux de Pierrevert AOC
Coteaux de Pierrevert is a wine-growing AOC in the western part of the Provence wine region of France, where the wines are produced in 11 communes of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence département. It is partly located in the valley of the Durance ...
* Communes of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department
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References
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Communes of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence