It is France's 35th-largest metropolitan area according to INSEE with 337,039 inhabitants (2020), and France's 13th-largest urban unit with 459,533 inhabitants ...
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Avignon, a city in southeastern France’s Provence region, is set on the Rhône River. From 1309 to 1377, it was the seat of the Catholic popes. It remained under papal rule until becoming part of France in 1791. This legacy can be seen in the...
Avignon, city, capital of Vaucluse département, Provence–Alpes–Côte d'Azur région, southeastern France. It lies at a point on the east bank of the Rhône ...
The following is a history of Avignon, France. The 14th century papal palace in Avignon. Contents. 1 Prehistory; 2 Antiquity; 3 Christianity; 4 Early Middle ...
Capital of the Vaucluse and the Côtes du Rhône, seat of the popes and city of art and culture, theatre, cinema, museums, big stores and little shops, Avignon is ...
a city in and the capital of Vaucluse, in SE France, on the Rhone River: papal residence 1309–77.
Today this walled Provençal town is a youthful place full of atmospheric cafés, fun shops, and numerous hide-and-seek squares ideal for postcard-writing and ...
St. Agricol (Agricolus), bishop between 650 and 700, is the patron saint of Avignon. In 1475 Sixtus IV raised the Diocese of Avignon to the rank of an ...
Full of ideas and events to enjoy in Avignon and the surrounding area all year round.
Apr 21, 2024 · Avignon papacy, Roman Catholic papacy during the period 1309–77, when the popes took up residence at Avignon, France, instead of at Rome.
This impressive vast square surrounding the Palais des Papes provides knockout photo ops. On top of the Romanesque 17th-century cathedral stands a golden…