Orange, Roman heritage town in Vaucluse, France
Orange is a town in the Vaucluse department of Provence, close to the borders with Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Occitanie regions. It sits on a gentle rise overlooking flat farmland and vineyard slopes that stretch toward the Rhône River.
Roman veterans founded a colony in the 1st century before Christ on an earlier Celtic site. Over centuries the town passed between French crown and Dutch principality until joining France permanently after the Revolution.
The town's name descends from the Celtic god Arausio, whom Roman settlers later connected to their own deities. Today visitors walk streets where ancient stones meet modern cafés, listening to open-air concerts in spaces built two millennia ago.
The town sits at the crossing of several major motorways linking southern France to Spain and Italy. A walk through the old center leads to market days beneath plane trees, where stalls offer regional produce and crafts.
A statue of a Roman emperor stands in a niche on the outer wall of the ancient theater, preserved over centuries. In alleys near the arena small workshops show craftspeople carving sculptures from local limestone.
Location: canton of Orange-Est
Location: Canton of Orange-Ouest
Location: Pays d'Orange in Provence community of communes
Location: Vaucluse
Location: arrondissement of Carpentras
Elevation above the sea: 47 m
Shares border with: Piolenc, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Caderousse, Jonquières, Camaret-sur-Aigues, Courthézon, Montfaucon, Roquemaure, Sérignan-du-Comtat, Uchaux
Phone: +33490514141
Email: accueil-guichet@ville-orange.fr
Website: https://ville-orange.fr
GPS coordinates: 44.13750,4.80889
Latest update: December 12, 2025 23:19
Roman Theatre of Orange
194 m
Triumphal Arch of Orange
614 mArausio
114 m
Orange Cathedral
115 m
Colline Saint Eutrope
534 m
Harmas de Fabre
6.1 km
Municipal Theatre of Orange
379 m
Église Saint-Florent d'Orange
151 m
Orange Market
95 m
Digue de Caderousse
5.9 km
Orange - Remparts romains
702 m
Belvédère des amis de la colline
379 m
Église Saint-Michel de Caderousse
5.9 km
Town hall of Orange
73 m
Roman Gymnasium of Orange
216 m
Temple protestant - église des Jacobins
283 m
Musée mémoire de la nationale 7
4.5 km
Chapelle de Gabet
5.2 km
Château de Crochans
4.1 km
Roquemaure Viaduct
8 km
Ilot Pontillac
265 m
Centre hospitalier cours Pourtoules d'Orange
208 m
Fontaine publique
119 m
Orgue Théodore Puget de la cathédrale d'Orange
144 m
Tour sarrasine
6 km
Hotel de Jonc
107 m
Chapelle Saint-Martin de Caderousse
5.4 km
Église Saint-Andéol de Camaret-sur-Aigues
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