Villeneuve-lès-Avignon
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{{Infobox French commune
|name = Villeneuve-lès-Avignon
|commune status = Commune
|image = 2012 Villeneuve-lès-Avignon 04.JPG
|caption = Fort Saint-André on Mont Andaon
|arrondissement = Nîmes
|canton = Villeneuve-lès-Avignon
|image coat of arms = Blason_de_la_ville_de_Villeneuve-lès-Avignon_(30).svg
|INSEE = 30351
|postal code = 30400
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = CA Grand Avignon
|coordinates = {{coord|43.9672|4.7967|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 25
|elevation min m = 10
|elevation max m = 181
|area km2 = 18.27
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Villeneuve-lès-Avignon ({{IPA|fr|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.
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.{{EB1911|inline=y |wstitle=Villeneuve-lès-Avignon |volume=28 |page=85}} 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. Another notable tourist attraction is the Tour Philippe-le-Bel, which marks the former northern terminus of the Pont d'Avignon.
Geography
Population
{{Historical populations
|align = none
|cols = 2
|percentages = pagr
|source = EHESS{{Cassini-Ehess|40358|Villeneuve-lès-Avignon}} and INSEE (1968–2017)[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-30351#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
|graph-pos = bottom
|1793 |3300
|1800 |3297
|1806 |3279
|1821 |3232
|1831 |3564
|1836 |3633
|1841 |3671
|1846 |3723
|1851 |3733
|1856 |3252
|1861 |3162
|1866 |3067
|1872 |2730
|1876 |2910
|1881 |2630
|1886 |2644
|1891 |2622
|1896 |2735
|1901 |2922
|1906 |2890
|1911 |2709
|1921 |2561
|1926 |3035
|1931 |3635
|1936 |3740
|1946 |4399
|1954 |5157
|1962 |6422
|1968 |6977
|1975 |8540
|1982 |9282
|1990 |10730
|1999 |11791
|2007 |12644
|2012 |12232
|2017 |11698
}}
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.
- Carthusian monastery Notre-Dame-du-Val-de-Bénédiction, founded in 1356 by Pope Innocent VI
International relations
Gallery
File:TourPhilippeleBel.JPG|Tour Philippe Le Bel
File:Fort Saint-André in Villeneuve-lès-Avignon - 20050823.jpg|Fort Saint-André
File:Chartreuse du Val de Bénédiction, Villeneuve-lès-Avignon.JPG|Chartreuse du Val de Bénédiction
File:Collapsed apse of church, Chartreuse du Val de Bénédiction, Villeneuve-lès-Avignon.JPG|Collapsed apse of church, Chartreuse du Val de Bénédiction
File:Cloister of Saint John, Chartreuse du Val de Bénédiction, Villeneuve-lès-Avignon.JPG|Cloister of Saint John, Chartreuse du Val de Bénédiction
File:Chapel of the frescos, Chartreuse du Val de Bénédiction, Villeneuve-lès-Avignon.JPG|Chapel of the frescos, Chartreuse du Val de Bénédiction
File:Tombeau du pape Innocent VI.jpg|Tomb of Pope Innocent VI, Chartreuse du Val de Bénédiction
See also
References
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Further reading
- {{cite book | last=Fabrié | first=Marie-Luce | year=2000 | contribution= La collégiale Notre-Dame de Villeneuve-lez-Avignon | title=Congrès archéologique de France - Monuments du Gard, 157e session 1999 | publisher= Société française d'archéologie | place=Paris | pages=455–465 | language=French }}
- {{cite book | last=Labande | first=M. L.-H. | year=1910 | title= Congrès archéologique de France, 76e session, 1909, Avignon. Volume 1 Guide du Congrès | chapter=Villeneuve-lez-Avignon | place=Paris | publisher=Picard | url= http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k35679q/f252.image | pages=129–130 | language=French }}
- {{cite book | last=Labande | first=M. L.-H. | year=1910 | title= Congrès archéologique de France, 76e session, 1909, Avignon. Volume 1 Guide du Congrès | chapter=La Collégiale de Notre-Dame | place=Paris | publisher=Picard | url= http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k35679q/f267.image | pages=141–144 | language=French }}
- {{cite book | last=Labande | first=M. L.-H. | year=1910 | title= Congrès archéologique de France, 76e session, 1909, Avignon. Volume 1 Guide du Congrès | chapter=La Chartreuse | place=Paris | publisher=Picard | url= http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k35679q/f271.image | pages=144–158 | language=French }}
External links
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- [http://www.villeneuvelezavignon.fr/ City council and Tourist office website]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20050901144522/http://www.citeroyale.com/ non official website citeroyale.com]
- [http://www.claudetravels.altervista.org/VdR/VilleneuveLesAvignon/gal.html Pictures Gallery]
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