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.
Villeneuve-lès-Avignon | |
|---|---|
Commune | |
Fort Saint-André on Mont Andaon | |
|
Coat of arms | |
Location of Villeneuve-lès-Avignon ![]() | |
Villeneuve-lès-Avignon Villeneuve-lès-Avignon | |
| Coordinates: 43°58′02″N 4°47′48″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Gard |
| Arrondissement | Nîmes |
| Canton | Villeneuve-lès-Avignon |
| Intercommunality | CA Grand Avignon |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Pascale Bories[1] |
| Area 1 | 18.27 km2 (7.05 sq mi) |
| Population | 12,216 |
| • Density | 670/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 30351 /30400 |
| Elevation | 10–181 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. | |
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]
It is located on the right (western) bank of the river Rhône, opposite Avignon.
|
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Villeneuve-lès-Avignon is twinned with:
| General | |
|---|---|
| National libraries | |
| Other |
|
This Gard geographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |