Avignon
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| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Vaucluse |
| Arrondissement | Avignon |
| Intercommunality | Grand Avignon |
| Mayor | Marie-Josée Roig (UMP) (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 10–122 m (33–400 ft) (avg. 23 m / 75 ft) |
| Land area1 | 64.78 km2 (25.01 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 94,787 (2006) |
| - Density | 1,463 /km2 (3,790 /sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (GMT +1) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 84007/ 84000 |
| 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°57′00″N 4°49′01″E / 43.95°N 4.817°E
Avignon is a city in the south of France. It is the administrative capital of the Vaucluse. About 89.000 people live in the city today, and about 155.000 in its urban area. The first foundations of the city were around 539 before the birth of Christ.
During the Midlle Ages, the city was the seat of the popes.
Today, a very well preserved old city remains, also the Palais of the Popes, and the Bridge (Pont d'Avignon) are worth a visit.
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Palais of the Popes
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The bridge, seen from a nearby island in the Rhone
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Notre dame des Doms (in Avignon)
