Villeneuve-lès-Avignon | |
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 Fort Saint-André on Mont Andaon | |
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| Coordinates:43°58′02″N4°47′48″E / 43.9672°N 4.7967°E /43.9672; 4.7967 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Gard |
| Arrondissement | Nîmes |
| Canton | Villeneuve-lès-Avignon |
| Intercommunality | CA Grand Avignon |
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| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Pascale Bories[1] |
Area 1 | 18.27 km2 (7.05 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 12,950 |
| • Density | 708.8/km2 (1,836/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 30351 /30400 |
| Elevation | 10–181 m (33–594 ft) (avg. 25 m or 82 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Villeneuve-lès-Avignon (French pronunciation:[vilnœvlez‿aviɲɔ̃];Provençal:Vilanòva d’Avinhon) is acommune in theGarddepartment in southernFrance. It can also be spelledVilleneuve-lez-Avignon.
In the 6th century theBenedictine abbey of St André was founded on Mount Andaon, and the village which grew up round it took its name.[3] The city itself was founded byPhilippe le Bel and boasts a castle he built,Fort Saint-André.
The town was also the resort of the Frenchcardinals during the sojourn of the popes atAvignon, in the 14th century.[3] Another notable tourist attraction is theTour Philippe-le-Bel, which marks the former northern terminus of thePont d'Avignon.
It is located on the right (western) bank of the riverRhône, oppositeAvignon.
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One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Villeneuve-lès-Avignon".Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 28 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 85.
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