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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.

. The president of the council is Dominique Santoni ( LR), since 2021.

Composition

Current elected officials

The departmental council includes 34 departmental councilors from the 17 cantons of Vaucluse.

Presidents

Vice-presidents

Organization and competencies

''Espaces Départemental des Solidarités''

The Vaucluse departmental council manages 16 Espaces Départemental des Solidarités (EDeS or ). These EDeS have four essential tasks: prevention of exclusion; maternal and infantile protection (medical, psychological, social and educational prevention for the health of future parents and children, actions for children at risk and prevention of ill-treatment, prevention actions, screening for disabilities in children aged 0 to 6, approval and training of childminders); assistance for the elderly and disabled; and health prevention and health actions.

Decentralized services

All the services of the Vaucluse departmental council are relayed to 5 Houses of the Department in the municipalities of Apt,

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and Sault where help and information are offered to facilitate the daily life of the inhabitants.

References

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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.