Althen-des-Paluds (French pronunciation: [altɛ̃ de paly]; Provençal: Lei Palús or Alten) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.

The commune is crossed by the river Sorgue.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,173	—
1975	1,288	+1.35%
1982	1,575	+2.92%
1990	1,600	+0.20%
1999	1,988	+2.44%
2007	2,431	+2.55%
2012	2,684	+2.00%
2017	2,823	+1.01%
Source: INSEE

The name of Althen-des-Paluds is a homage to Jean Althen.

The climate is of Mediterranean type and is characterized by rather hot and dry summers and soft winters.

The average temperatures oscillate between 0 and 30° according to the season. The record of temperature since the existence of the INRA' station is of 40,5 °C at the time of the European heat wave of 2003 on August 5 and -12,8 °C on January 5, 1985. The weather statements are done with Agroparc office of Avignon.

Monteux
Bédarrides
Entraigues-sur-la-Sorgue
Velleron
Le Thor
Saint-Saturnin-lès-Avignon

Althen-des-Paluds is twinned with Monte Carlo, Monaco.

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  Town hall of Althen des Paluds
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  Church of Althen des Paluds
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  Jean Althen Statue

• Communes of the Vaucluse department