Avignon

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para keng Balen king Quebec, lawen ye ing Avignon Regional County Municipality, Quebec.
Ville d'Avignon
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Image:Avignon coat of arms.jpg
City flag City coat of arms
Karinan
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Map highlighting the commune of Avignon
Ding Koordinayt 43°56′58″N, 04°48′32″E
Zona Oras CET (GMT +1)
Administrasyun
Bangsa France
Labuad Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Departmentu Vaucluse (préfecture)
Arrondissement Avignon
Canton Chief town of 4 cantons
Intercommunality Communauté
d'agglomération
du Grand Avignon
Mayor Marie-Josée Roig  (UMP)
(2001-2008)
Statistics
Altitude 10 m–122 m
(avg. 23 m)
Land area¹ 64.78 km²
Populasyun²
(1999)
85,935
 - Pangasiksik (1999) 1,326/km²
Aliwapa
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 sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel).
France

Ing Avignon (/aviɲɔ̃/ king French) (Provençal Occitan: Avinhon king kamulatang pamanyabi o kaya Avignoun king Mistralian norm) metung yang commune king mauling France a mika populasyun a mga 89,300 inyang mga kalibudatang-2004 king mismung lakanbalen at populasyun a 290,466 king metropolitan area inyang 1999 sensus.

[edit] Avignon at ding kayang Papa

Main article: Avignon Papacy
Paul V's coat-of-arms on the Palais des papes
Paul V's coat-of-arms on the Palais des papes
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The Notre Dame des Doms cathedral is located in the heart of Avignon, near the Palais des Papes.

Seven popes resided there:

  • Papa Clement V
  • Papa Juan XXII
  • Papa Benedict XII
  • Papa Clement VI
  • Papa Innocent VI
  • Papa Urban V
  • Papa Gregory XI

[edit] Kasusug Kilwal

Elilan ne i:
Weimar
European Capital of Culture
2000
with eight other cities
Elilan neng:
Porto and
Rotterdam


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