The 3rd constituency of Vaucluse is a French legislative

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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.

''département'' (

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, a member of the National Front, represented the constituency during the XIV legislature (2012–2017). It has been held by

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and her substitute, Adrien Morenas of REM since 2017.

History, geography and demography

According to the division into constituencies by the law n°86-1197 of 24 November 1986, the 3rd constituency of Vaucluse included six

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Bédarrides Bédarrides (; Provençal: ''Bedarrida'') is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. Name The settlement is attested as ''villa Betorrida'' in 814, ''Biturrita'' in 898, ''Bistur ...

, Carpentras-Nord, Carpentras-Sud,

Mormoiron Mormoiron (; ) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. In 2020, it had a population of 1,869. Geography and geology Mormoiron is located 12 km East of Carpentras; also nearb ...

Pernes-les-Fontaines Pernes-les-Fontaines (; officially Pernes until 1936; Occitan: ''Pèrnas dei Fònts'' or simply ''Pèrnas'') is a commune in the southeastern French department of Vaucluse. Population Its inhabitants are called ''Pernois'' and ''Pernoises'' i ...

, Sault. According to the national

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conducted in 1999 by the French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies ( INSEE), the total population of the constituency was estimated at 127,749 inhabitants. Approved in February 2010 by the

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, the redistricting of electoral boundaries came into effect from the 2012 legislative elections. Ratified on 21 January 2010 by the

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, the ordonnance n°2009-935 of 29 July 2009 reduced the area of the constituency. Stretched over , the 3rd constituency consists of three cantons and fifteen municipalities: Bédarrides (

Courthézon Courthézon (; ) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its over ...

Sorgues Sorgues (; ) is a commune in the southeastern French department of Vaucluse. The river Ouvèze, a tributary of the Rhône, as well as its tributary Sorgue, which begins at the Fontaine de Vaucluse, run through the commune. Sorgues, which had ...

Vedène Vedène (; ) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. It is a northeastern suburb of Avignon, crossed by the A7 autoroute. It is home to the Regional 1 football club Athlétic Clu ...

), Carpentras-Sud (

Althen-des-Paluds Althen-des-Paluds (; Provençal: ''Lei Palús'' or ''Alten'') is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. The commune is crossed by the river Sorgue. Population Name The name of ...

, southern part of

Carpentras Carpentras (, formerly ; Provençal dialect, Provençal Occitan language, Occitan: ''Carpentràs'' in classical norm or ''Carpentras'' in Mistralian norm; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Vaucluse Departments of France, department in the ...

Entraigues-sur-la-Sorgue Entraigues-sur-la-Sorgue (; , before 1993: ''Entraigues'')Déc ...

Mazan Mazan (; ) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. Geography The town is by road east of Carpentras, one of its neighbouring municipalities, and by road from Avignon. The tow ...

Monteux Monteux (; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Vaucluse Departments of France, department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region in southeastern France. Geography Monteux is near Carpentras, in middle of Comtat Venai ...

), Pernes-les-Fontaines (

Le Beaucet Le Beaucet (; ) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. The village is located southeast of Carpentras, at the western end of the Monts de Vaucluse. See also *Communes of the Vau ...

La Roque-sur-Pernes La Roque-sur-Pernes (, literally ''La Roque on Pernes''; Occitan: ''La Ròca de Pèrnas'') is a commune in the southeastern French department of Vaucluse. In 2020, it had a population of 417. History After the Second World War hundreds of Ban ...

, Saint-Didier,

Velleron Velleron (; ) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Vaucluse department The following is a list of the 151 communes of the Vaucluse ...

, Venasque). After the boundary changes, the population of the constituency amounted to 96,291 inhabitants in 2008 and 97,206 inhabitants in 2009.

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