Villeneuve-lès-Avignon

Villeneuve-lès-Avignon
Commune
Fort Saint-André on Mont Andaon

Coat of arms
Villeneuve-lès-Avignon
Location within Occitanie region
Villeneuve-lès-Avignon
Coordinates: 43°58′02″N 4°47′48″E / 43.9672°N 4.7967°E / 43.9672; 4.7967Coordinates: 43°58′02″N 4°47′48″E / 43.9672°N 4.7967°E / 43.9672; 4.7967
Country France
Region Occitanie
Department Gard
Arrondissement Nîmes
Canton Villeneuve-lès-Avignon
Intercommunality CA Grand Avignon
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jean-Marc Roubaud
Area1 18.27 km2 (7.05 sq mi)
Population (2012)2 12,232
 • Density 670/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Villeneuve-lès-Avignon (French pronunciation: ​[vil'nœv lez‿avi'ɲɔ̃]}; Occitan: Vilanòva d'Avinhon) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France. It can also be spelled Villeneuve-lez-Avignon.

History

In the 6th century the Benedictine abbey of St André was founded on Mount Andaon, and the village which grew up round it took its name.[1] The city itself was founded by Philippe le Bel and boasts a castle he built, Fort Saint-André.

The town was also the resort of the French cardinals during the sojourn of the popes at Avignon, in the 14th century.[1]

Geography

It is located by the Rhône River, opposite Avignon.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
17933,300—    
18003,297−0.1%
18063,279−0.5%
18213,232−1.4%
18313,564+10.3%
18363,633+1.9%
18413,671+1.0%
18463,723+1.4%
18513,733+0.3%
18563,252−12.9%
18613,162−2.8%
18663,067−3.0%
18722,730−11.0%
18762,910+6.6%
18812,630−9.6%
18862,644+0.5%
18912,622−0.8%
18962,735+4.3%
19012,922+6.8%
19062,890−1.1%
19112,709−6.3%
19212,561−5.5%
19263,035+18.5%
19313,635+19.8%
19363,740+2.9%
19464,399+17.6%
19545,157+17.2%
19626,422+24.5%
19686,977+8.6%
19758,540+22.4%
19829,282+8.7%
199010,730+15.6%
199911,791+9.9%
200812,756+8.2%
201212,232−4.1%

Sights

International relations

Twin towns – Sister cities

Villeneuve-lès-Avignon is twinned with:

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Public Domain One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Villeneuve-lès-Avignon". Encyclopædia Britannica. 28 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 85.

Further reading

  • Fabrié, Marie-Luce (2000). "La collégiale Notre-Dame de Villeneuve-lez-Avignon". Congrès archéologique de France - Monuments du Gard, 157e session 1999 (in French). Paris: Société française d'archéologie. pp. 455–465.
  • Labande, M. L.-H. (1910). "Villeneuve-lez-Avignon". Congrès archéologique de France, 76e session, 1909, Avignon. Volume 1 Guide du Congrès (in French). Paris: Picard. pp. 129–130.
  • Labande, M. L.-H. (1910). "La Collégiale de Notre-Dame". Congrès archéologique de France, 76e session, 1909, Avignon. Volume 1 Guide du Congrès (in French). Paris: Picard. pp. 141–144.
  • Labande, M. L.-H. (1910). "La Chartreuse". Congrès archéologique de France, 76e session, 1909, Avignon. Volume 1 Guide du Congrès (in French). Paris: Picard. pp. 144–158.


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