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Commune in Occitania, France
Villeneuve-lès-Avignon
Commune
Fort Saint-André on Mont AndaonFort Saint-André on Mont Andaon
Coat of arms of Villeneuve-lès-AvignonCoat of arms
Location of Villeneuve-lès-Avignon
Villeneuve-lès-Avignon is located in FranceVilleneuve-lès-AvignonVilleneuve-lès-AvignonShow map of FranceVilleneuve-lès-Avignon is located in OccitanieVilleneuve-lès-AvignonVilleneuve-lès-AvignonShow map of Occitanie
Coordinates: 43°58′02″N 4°47′48″E / 43.9672°N 4.7967°E / 43.9672; 4.7967
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentGard
ArrondissementNîmes
CantonVilleneuve-lès-Avignon
IntercommunalityCA Grand Avignon
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Pascale Bories
Area18.27 km (7.05 sq mi)
Population12,617
 • Density690/km (1,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code30351 /30400
Elevation10–181 m (33–594 ft)
(avg. 25 m or 82 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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.

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. 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.

Geography

It is located on the right (western) bank of the river Rhône, opposite Avignon.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 3,300—    
1800 3,297−0.01%
1806 3,279−0.09%
1821 3,232−0.10%
1831 3,564+0.98%
1836 3,633+0.38%
1841 3,671+0.21%
1846 3,723+0.28%
1851 3,733+0.05%
1856 3,252−2.72%
1861 3,162−0.56%
1866 3,067−0.61%
1872 2,730−1.92%
1876 2,910+1.61%
1881 2,630−2.00%
1886 2,644+0.11%
1891 2,622−0.17%
1896 2,735+0.85%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 2,922+1.33%
1906 2,890−0.22%
1911 2,709−1.29%
1921 2,561−0.56%
1926 3,035+3.45%
1931 3,635+3.67%
1936 3,740+0.57%
1946 4,399+1.64%
1954 5,157+2.01%
1962 6,422+2.78%
1968 6,977+1.39%
1975 8,540+2.93%
1982 9,282+1.20%
1990 10,730+1.83%
1999 11,791+1.05%
2007 12,644+0.88%
2012 12,232−0.66%
2017 11,698−0.89%
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Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968–2017)

Sights

International relations

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

Villeneuve-lès-Avignon is twinned with:

Gallery

  • Tour Philippe Le Bel Tour Philippe Le Bel
  • Fort Saint-André Fort Saint-André
  • 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
  • Tomb of Pope Innocent VI, Chartreuse du Val de Bénédiction Tomb of Pope Innocent VI, Chartreuse du Val de Bénédiction

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^  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. Vol. 28 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 85.
  4. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Villeneuve-lès-Avignon, EHESS (in French).
  5. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

Further reading

External links

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