Avignon

Avignon is the capital of the French department of in , and is on the banks of the Rhône river. Avignon was one of the European Cities of Culture in 2000 and its historical centre has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list.
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  • Locality with 92,400 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 33 metres (108 feet)
  • …is also known as “84007”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pont Saint-Bénézet and Avignon Cathedral.
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The , also known as the Pont…
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is a Roman Catholic church located…
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The is a museum and art gallery in , southern France.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Villeneuve-lès-Avignon and Le Pontet.
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is a commune in the department in southern .
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is a commune in the department… is situated 4½ km east of Avignon.

Avignon

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Latitude
43.9486° or 43° 56′ 55″ north
Longitude
4.8083° or 4° 48′ 30″ east
Open location code
8FM6WRX5+C8
Geo­Names ID
6455379

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Avignon” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “أفينيون”
  • Aragonese: “Avinyón”
  • Belarusian: “Горад Авіньён”
  • Bulgarian: “Авиньон”
  • Catalan: “Avinyó”
  • Chinese: “亞維農”
  • Chuvash: “Авиньон”
  • French: “Avignon”
  • Galician: “Aviñón”
  • Georgian: “ავინიონი”
  • German: “Avignon”
  • Greek: “Αβινιόν”
  • Hebrew: “אביניון”
  • Italian: “Avignone”
  • Japanese: “アヴィニョン”
  • Kazakh: “Авиньон”
  • Korean: “아비뇽”
  • Latin: “Avennio”
  • Latvian: “Aviņona”
  • Lithuanian: “Avinjonas”
  • Marathi: “आव्हियों”
  • Mazanderani: “آوینیون”
  • Mingrelian: “ავინიონი”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Avinhon”
  • Ossetian: “Авиньон”
  • Persian: “اوینیون”
  • Polish: “Awinion”
  • Portuguese: “Avinhão”
  • Russian: “Авиньон”
  • Serbian: “Авињон”
  • Spanish: “Aviñón”
  • Tibetan: “ཨ་ཝི་ཉོང་།”
  • Ukrainian: “Авіньйон”
  • Western Panjabi: “ایوگناں”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Hotel Danieli and Abbaye Sainte-Catherine d’Avignon.

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