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Bollène (; Provençal: ''Bouleno'') is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
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in southeastern
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Geography

Bollène is a commune located in the north of the Vaucluse department next to the junction of Drôme,
Ardèche Ardèche (; , ; ) is a Departments of France, department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Southeastern France. It is named after the river Ardèche (river), Ardèche and had a population of 328,278 as of 2019.Gard Gard () is a department in Southern France, located in the region of Occitanie. It had a population of 748,437 as of 2019;departments. Located near major communication routes, the city (old town) occupies the northern end of a sandstone plateau where lie the communes of Mondragon, Mornas, Uchaux and Lagarde-Paréol. The rest of the town, including the lower town, stretches over a fertile plain which rests on a large layer of clay.


Population


Twin towns

Bollène is twinned with L'Alcúdia,
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, since 1994.


See also

* Communes of the Vaucluse department * Tricastin Nuclear Power Center * Félix Charpentier. Sculptor of Bollène War Memorial


References

Communes of Vaucluse {{Vaucluse-geo-stub