Pernes-les-Fontaines (; officially Pernes until 1936; Occitan: Pèrnas dei Fònts or simply Pèrnas) is a commune in the southeastern French department of Vaucluse.

Population

Its inhabitants are called Pernois and Pernoises in French.

People related to Pernes-les-Fontaines Esprit Fléchier (1632–1710) Esprit Antoine Blanchard (1696–1770) Charles Giraud (1802–1885) Paul de Vivie (1853–1930) Daniel Sorano (1920–1962) Ahmad Jamal (born 1930) Jean Ragnotti (born 1945) Richard Descoings (1958–2012)

See also Communes of the Vaucluse department

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