Apt
commune in Vaucluse, France
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Summary
Apt is a commune of France[1]. Apt ranks in the top 0.82% of commune of france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,058 views/month, #256 of 31,031).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: arrondissement of Apt[3], Vaucluse[4], Communauté de communes Pays d’Apt-Luberon[5]
- Country: France[6]
- Located in or next to body of water: Calavon[7]
- Shares border with: Saignon[8], Bonnieux[9], Buoux[10], Caseneuve[11], Gargas[12], Rustrel[13], Saint-Saturnin-lès-Apt[14], Villars[15]
- Twinned administrative body: Boussu[16], Thiene[17]
- Postal code: 84400[18]
- Commons category: Apt (Vaucluse)[19]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[20], UTC+02:00[21]
- Official website: http://www.apt.fr[22]
- Topic's main category: Category:Apt (Vaucluse)[23]
- Email address: mailto:mairie@apt.fr[24]
- Population: 12,325[25], 11,846[26], 12,093[27], 11,425[28], 11,011[29], 11,037[30], 10,889[31], 10,536[32], 10,297[33], 10,143[34]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Apt[35]
- Phone number: +33-4-90-74-00-34[36]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[37], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[38], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[39], Pauly–Wissowa[40]
- Replaces: Apta Julia[41]
- Capital of: Q14567937[42], arrondissement of Apt[43], canton of Apt[44]
- Official name: Apt[45]
- List of monuments: list of historic monuments in Apt[46]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Apt[47]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Apt[48]
- Female population: 6030[49]
- Male population: 5395[50]
- Category of associated people: Category:People of Apt[51]
- Owner of: Chapelle des Récollets d'Apt[52]
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Physical Characteristics
Apt covers an area of 44.57 km²[53]. Elevations include 170 m[54], 567 m[55], and 311 m[56].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Apt include Aptian[57], a stage[58] and Apt[59], an impact crater[60].
Why It Matters
Apt has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[61] Apt is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[62]
Entities named for Apt include Aptian[57], a stage[58] and Apt[59], an impact crater[60].