Villeneuve-lès-Avignon

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Coordinates: 43°58′02″N 4°47′48″E / 43.9672222222, 4.79666666667

Commune of Villeneuve-lès-Avignon

View of Villeneuve-lès-Avignon and the Fort Saint-André, by Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot

Location
Villeneuve-lès-Avignon (France)
Villeneuve-lès-Avignon
Administration
Country France
Region Languedoc-Roussillon
Department Gard
Arrondissement Nîmes
Canton Villeneuve-lès-Avignon
Mayor Jean-Marc Roubaud
(2001-2008)
Statistics
Elevation 10 m–181 m
(avg. 25 m)
Land area¹ 18.27 km²
Population²
(1999)
11,791
 - Density 645/km² (1999)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 30351/ 30400
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: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.
France

Villeneuve-lès-Avignon is a town and commune in the Gard département, in southern France. It can also be spelled Villeneuve-lez-Avignon.

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[edit] History

The city was founded by Philippe le Bel.

[edit] Geography

It is located by the Rhône River, opposite of Avignon.

[edit] Highlights

  • Chartreuse Notre-Dame-du-val-de-Bénédiction.
  • Fort Saint-André.
  • Tour Philippe Le Bel.
Tour Philippe Le Bel.
Tour Philippe Le Bel.
Fort Saint-André.
Fort Saint-André.

[edit] Miscellaneous

[edit] Twin towns

Villeneuve-lès-Avignon is twinned with:

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

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Chartreuse du Val de Bénédiction
Chartreuse du Val de Bénédiction
Collapsed apse of church, Chartreuse du Val de Bénédiction
Collapsed apse of church, Chartreuse du Val de Bénédiction
Cloister of Saint John, Chartreuse du Val de Bénédiction
Cloister of Saint John, Chartreuse du Val de Bénédiction
Chapel of the frescos, Chartreuse du Val de Bénédiction
Chapel of the frescos, Chartreuse du Val de Bénédiction