Villeneuve-lès-Avignon

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

Villeneuve-lès-Avignon
Commune
Fort Saint-André on Mont Andaon
Coat of arms
Location of Villeneuve-lès-Avignon
Villeneuve-lès-Avignon
Villeneuve-lès-Avignon
Coordinates: 43°58′02″N 4°47′48″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentGard
ArrondissementNîmes
CantonVilleneuve-lès-Avignon
IntercommunalityCA Grand Avignon
Government
 • Mayor (2020-2026) Pascale Bories
Area
1
18.27 km2 (7.05 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
11,698
 • Density640/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
30351 /30400
Elevation10–181 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.

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.[2] 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.[2]

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%
201711,698−4.4%

Sights
  • Fort Saint-André, on a hill outside the town
  • Tour Philippe Le Bel, 14th century
  • The church of Notre Dame, dating from the 14th century, contains a rich marble altar and significant pictures.[2]
  • Carthusian monastery Notre-Dame-du-val-de-Bénédiction, founded in 1356 by Pope Innocent VI[2]

International relations
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France

Twin towns – Sister cities

Villeneuve-lès-Avignon is twinned with:

  • Tour Philippe Le Bel
  • Fort Saint-André
  • Chartreuse du Val de Bénédiction
  • Collapsed apse of church, Chartreuse du Val de Bénédiction
  • Cloister of Saint John, Chartreuse du Val de Bénédiction
  • Chapel of the frescos, Chartreuse du Val de Bénédiction
  • Tomb of Pope Innocent VI, Chartreuse du Val de Bénédiction

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2.  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



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