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==Geography==
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[[File:Mt Ventoux 21.jpg|alt=The white and red summit communications tower on Mont Ventoux rising above a rocky peak under a clear blue sky|thumb|427x427px|Summit tower on Mont Ventoux in Vaucluse]]
Vaucluse is bordered by the [[Rhône]] to the west and the [[Durance]] to the south. Mountains occupy a significant proportion of the eastern half of the department, with [[Mont Ventoux]] (1,912 m), also known as "the Giant of Provence", dominating the landscape. Other important mountain ranges include the [[Dentelles de Montmirail]], the [[Monts de Vaucluse]] and the [[Luberon]].

The northern part of the department, the [[Canton of Valréas]], forms an enclave within the department [[Drôme]].

Fruit and vegetables are cultivated in great quantities in the lower-lying parts of the department, on one of the most fertile plains in [[Southern France]]. The Vaucluse department has a rather large [[exclave]] within the [[Drôme]] department, the [[Canton in France|canton]] of [[Valréas]] ([[Canton of Valréas|Enclave des Papes]]).

Vaucluse is also known for its [[karst]], including the [[karst spring]] Fontaine de Vaucluse after which "Vauclusian Risings" are named.

[[File:Fontaine de Vaucluse en crue.jpg|thumb|center|The [[Fontaine de Vaucluse (spring)|Fontaine de Vaucluse]] is the source of the [[Sorgue]]. It is characterised by an upward movement of water from the depth of over {{convert|315|m}}.]]

===Principal towns===
The most populous commune is [[Avignon]], the prefecture. As of 2023, there are eight communes with more than 15,000 inhabitants:<ref name=pop2023>[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/8680694/dep84.pdf Populations de référence 2023: 84 Vaucluse], INSEE</ref>

{| class=wikitable
! Commune
! Population (2023)
|-
| [[Avignon]]
| style="text-align: center;" | 92,188
|-
| [[Carpentras]]
| style="text-align: center;" | 31,619
|-
| [[Orange, Vaucluse|Orange]]
| style="text-align: center;" | 29,706
|-
| [[Cavaillon]]
| style="text-align: center;" | 25,636
|-
| [[L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue]]
| style="text-align: center;" | 20,244
|-
| [[Pertuis]]
| style="text-align: center;" | 19,548
|-
| [[Sorgues]]
| style="text-align: center;" | 19,006
|-
| [[Le Pontet, Vaucluse|Le Pontet]]
| style="text-align: center;" | 18,386
|}