Vaucluse

American

[voh-klyz] / voʊˈklüz /

noun

a department in SE France. 1,382 sq. mi. (3,580 sq. km). Avignon.

Vaucluse British

/ voklyz /

noun

a department of SE France, in Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur region. Capital: Avignon. Pop: 517 810 (2003 est). Area: 3578 sq km (1395 sq miles)

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Thijssen had vanished after calling in the tip-off from Vaucluse, and police launched a major manhunt focussed on the cliffside suburb.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2023

Hating the Riviera in season, Charlie Watts rented in the Vaucluse.

From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2023

Temperatures are expected to rise to between 40 and 42 Celsius on Tuesday afternoon in the southern departments of Ardeche, Drome, Vaucluse and Gard, Meteo France said.

From Reuters ● Aug. 21, 2023

FranceBleu radio in the Vaucluse quoted the head of a transport company as saying he and three employees would rally to Paris in separate vehicles.

From Washington Times ● Feb. 10, 2022

He makes the streams and cliffs and meadows of Vaucluse his confidants.

From Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) by John Addington Symonds

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