Place:Comtat Venaissin, France

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NameComtat Venaissin
Alt namesComtat-Venaissinsource: Family History Library Catalog
TypeHistorical region
Coordinates43.833°N 4.667°E
Located inFrance
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source: Family History Library Catalog


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The Comtat Venaissin (; Provençal: , Mistralian norm: , classical norm: ; 'County of Venaissin'), often called the for short, was a part of the Papal States (1274‒1791) in what is now the region of France.

The entire region was an enclave within the Kingdom of France, comprising the area around the city of Avignon (itself always a separate ) roughly between the Rhône, the Durance and , and a small exclave located to the north around the town of bought by Pope John XXII. The also bordered (and mostly surrounded) the Principality of Orange. The region is still known informally as the , although this no longer has any political meaning.

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