Vélopop' is a bike sharing scheme in Avignon,

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, launched in July 2009, engineered by

Smoove Smoove is a French company that designs, manufactures and markets products related to bike-sharing. The company produces lightweight bike stands that require virtually no civil engineering and no electricity. Bike stands The lock that is on ...

. This

community bicycle program A bicycle-sharing system, bike share program, public bicycle scheme, or public bike share (PBS) scheme, is a shared transport service where bicycles are available for shared use by individuals at low cost. The programmes themselves include bot ...

comprises 200 bicycles and 17 stations for short term renting. The bicycles are secured by a special fork in easy to install bicycle stands with mechanical keys distributed by automatic dispensers. The system is designed and assembled in France and accessible at all times, inside and outside city walls.
- File:VélopopStationHalles.jpg , Place Pie station File:VélopopKeyDispenser.jpg, The key dispenser opens up and reveals the RFID keys

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Avignon à vélo association

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