Place:Villeneuve-lès-Avignon, Gard, France

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NameVilleneuve-lès-Avignon
Alt namesVilleneuve-les-Avignonsource: Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer (1961)
Villeneuve-lès-Avignonsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCommune
Coordinates43.95°N 4.8°E
Located inGard, France
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Villeneuve-lès-Avignon (; Provençal: Vilanòva d’Avinhon) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France. It can also be spelled Villeneuve-lez-Avignon.

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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. 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.[1]

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