Avignon (/ˈævɪnjɒ̃/, US also /ˌævɪnˈjoʊn/, French: [aviɲɔ̃] ; Provençal: Avinhon (Classical norm) or Avignoun (Mistralian norm), IPA: [aviˈɲun]; Latin:...

The Avignon Papacy (French: Papauté d'Avignon) was the period from 1309 to 1376 during which seven successive popes resided in Avignon (at the time within...

The following is a history of Avignon, France. The site of Avignon has been occupied since the Neolithic period as shown by excavations at Rocher des Doms...

Persian berry, also called Avignon berry or French berry, is the fruit of the Avignon buckthorn (Rhamnus saxatilis), a species of buckthorn, used for dyeing...

town of Avignon, in southern France. Only four arches survive. A wooden bridge spanning the Rhône between Villeneuve-lès-Avignon and Avignon was built...

a timeline of the history of the city of Avignon in southern France. 4th–5th century AD - Diocese of Avignon established. 500 - Frankish regulus, Clovis...

allegiances, with the Avignon Papacy in particular being closely tied to the French monarchy. The papacy had resided in Avignon since 1309, but Pope Gregory...

Popes; lo Palais dei Papas in Occitan) is a historical palace located in Avignon, Southern France. It is one of the largest and most important medieval...

Avignon Provence Airport (French: Aéroport Avignon Provence, IATA: AVN, ICAO: LFMV) is an airport located in the city of Avignon and 4 kilometres (2 mi)...

Les Demoiselles d'Avignon (The Young Ladies of Avignon, originally titled The Brothel of Avignon) is a large oil painting created in 1907 by the Spanish...

by birth, Clement moved the Papacy from Rome to Avignon, ushering in the period known as the Avignon Papacy. Raymond Bertrand was born in Vilandraut,...

Avignon TGV (IATA: XZN) is a railway station located in Avignon, France. It was opened on 10 June 2001 and is located on the LGV Méditerranée high-speed...

The arrondissement of Avignon is an arrondissement of France in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. It has 17 communes....

Carbón (1369/70 – 28 December 1445/46), was one of the antipopes of the Avignon obedience, reigning from 10 June 1423 to 26 July 1429. When King Alfonso...

to him the famous Avignon Pietà. His two documented works are the remarkable Coronation of the Virgin (1453–54, Villeneuve-les-Avignon) and The Virgin of...

Saint Agricola (Agricol, Agricolus) of Avignon (c. 630–c. 700) was a bishop of Avignon. According to tradition, Agricola ("farmer") was the son of Saint...

Avignon University (French: Avignon Université; formerly known as Université d’Avignon et des Pays de Vaucluse) is a public university located in Avignon...

Avignon Cathedral (French: Cathédrale Notre-Dame des Doms d'Avignon) is a Roman Catholic church located next to the Palais des Papes in Avignon, France...

Rome with Pope Gregory, who had been persuaded to leave his papal base at Avignon. After Gregory's death on 27 March 1378, the people of Rome feared that...

Villeneuve-lès-Avignon (French pronunciation: [vil'nœv lez‿avi'ɲɔ̃]; Provençal: Vilanòva d’Avinhon) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France...

independent. From 1305 to 1378, the popes lived in the papal enclave of Avignon, surrounded by Provence and under the influence of the French kings. This...

Siege of Avignon may refer to: Siege of Avignon (500) [fr], during Clovis I's war with the Burgundians Siege of Avignon (567), during a Frankish civil...

for Pope John XXII, the second of the popes to reside in Avignon. None of the subsequent Avignon popes stayed in Châteauneuf but after the schism of 1378...

le pont d'Avignon" (pronounced [syʁ lə pɔ̃ daviɲɔ̃]) ("On the Bridge of Avignon") is a French song about a dance performed on the Pont d'Avignon (officially...

addition of the following adjacent areas: the former papal territory of Avignon, known as Comtat Venaissin; the former Sardinian-Piedmontese County of...

Arles, but in 2010, moved to the nearby commune of Avignon and adopted the name of AC Arles-Avignon. Athlétic Club Arlésien last played at a professional...

siege of Avignon was the principal military action of the Albigensian Crusade of 1226. King Louis VIII of France besieged the town of Avignon, which lay...

Saint Magnus of Avignon (French: Saint Magne) (died 660) was a bishop and governor of Avignon, his native city. He was a Gallo-Roman senator. A widower...

Entente Sportive Avignon Basket is a French former basketball club that was based in Avignon. Thereafter, it became the Athletic Union Avignon-Le Pontet Basket...

effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Avignon. It consists of the following communes: Avignon (partly) Morières-lès-Avignon "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble...