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Villeneuve-lès-Avignon

Coordinates: 43°58′02″N 4°47′48″E / 43.9672°N 4.7967°E / 43.9672; 4.7967
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Villeneuve-lès-Avignon
Fort Saint-André on Mont Andaon
Fort Saint-André on Mont Andaon
Coat of arms of Villeneuve-lès-Avignon
Location of Villeneuve-lès-Avignon
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Villeneuve-lès-Avignon is located in France
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Villeneuve-lès-Avignon
Villeneuve-lès-Avignon is located in Occitanie
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Villeneuve-lès-Avignon
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[1]
Area
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18.27 km2 (7.05 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
12,617
 • Density690/km2 (1,800/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.

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

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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.[3] 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.[3]

Geography

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

Population

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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%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968–2017)[5]

Sights

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International relations

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Villeneuve-lès-Avignon is twinned with:

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See also

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References

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  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. ^ a b c d  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainChisholm, 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

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