Avignon
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
|
Avignon |
|
 |
|
.svg) |
|
 Avignon
|
|
| Administration | |
|---|---|
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Vaucluse |
| Arrondissement | Avignon |
| Intercommunality | Grand Avignon |
| Mayor | Marie-Josée Roig (UMP) (2008–2014) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 10–122 m (33–400 ft) (avg. 23 m/75 ft) |
| Land area1 | 64.78 km2 (25.01 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 94,787 (2006) |
| - Density | 1,463 /km2 (3,790 /sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (GMT +1) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 84007/ 84000 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 43°57′00″N 4°49′01″E / 43.95°N 4.817°E
Avignon is a city on the Rhône River in the south of France.[1] The city is the administrative capital of the Vaucluse.
The first foundations of the city were around 539 before the birth of Christ.
During the Middle Ages, the city was the seat of the popes.
Today, a very well preserved old city remains, also the Palais of the Popes, and the Bridge (Pont d'Avignon) are worth a visit.
-
Palais of the Popes
-
The bridge, seen from a nearby island in the Rhone
-
Notre dame des Doms (in Avignon)
Related pages[change | change source]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Magi, Giovanna. (1980). Avignon, p. 3..
Other websites[change | change source]
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Avignon |
This short article about a place or feature in France can be made longer. You can help Wikipedia by adding to it.
