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Avignon
Commune in France
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...
Population: 92,130 (2015)
Area1: 64.78 km2 (25.01 sq mi)
Department: Vaucluse
Elevation: 10–122 m (33–400 ft); (avg. 23 m or 75 ft)
INSEE/Postal code: 84007 /84000
Region: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
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 ...
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 ...