Villeneuve-lès-Avignon
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| View of Villeneuve-lès-Avignon and the Fort Saint-André, by Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot | |
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Location within Languedoc-Roussillon region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Languedoc-Roussillon |
| Department | Gard |
| Arrondissement | Nîmes |
| Canton | Villeneuve-lès-Avignon |
| Mayor | Jean-Marc Roubaud (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 10–181 m (33–594 ft) (avg. 25 m or 82 ft) |
| Land area1 | 18.27 km2 (7.05 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 12,756 (2008) |
| - Density | 698 /km2 (1,810 /sq mi) |
| 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 without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 43°58′02″N 4°47′48″E / 43.9672°N 4.7967°E
Villeneuve-lès-Avignon is a commune in the Gard department in southern France. It can also be spelled Villeneuve-lez-Avignon.
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History [edit]
The city was founded by Philippe le Bel and boasts a castle he built, Fort Saint-André.
Geography [edit]
It is located by the Rhône River, opposite Avignon.
Population [edit]
| Year | 1793 | 1800 | 1806 | 1821 | 1831 | 1836 | 1841 | 1846 | 1851 | 1856 |
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| Population | 3300 | 3297 | 3279 | 3232 | 3564 | 3633 | 3671 | 3723 | 3733 | 3252 |
| Year | 1861 | 1866 | 1872 | 1876 | 1881 | 1886 | 1891 | 1896 | 1901 | 1906 |
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| Population | 3162 | 3067 | 2730 | 2910 | 2630 | 2644 | 2622 | 2735 | 2922 | 2890 |
| Year | 1911 | 1921 | 1926 | 1931 | 1936 | 1946 | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 |
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| Population | 2709 | 2561 | 3035 | 3635 | 3740 | 4399 | 5157 | 6422 | 6977 | 8540 |
| Year | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
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| Population | 9282 | 10,730 | 11,791 | 12,756 |
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International relations [edit]
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Gallery [edit]
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Chartreuse du Val de Bénédiction
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Collapsed apse of church, Chartreuse du Val de Bénédiction
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Cloister of Saint John, Chartreuse du Val de Bénédiction
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Chapel of the frescos, Chartreuse du Val de Bénédiction
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Tomb of Pope Innocent VI, Chartreuse du Val de Bénédiction
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