Avignon

[ a-vee-nyawn ]

/ a viˈnyɔ̃ /

a city in and the capital of Vaucluse, in SE France, on the Rhone River: papal residence 1309–77.

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Vaucluse

[ voh-klyz ]

/ voʊˈklüz /

a department in SE France. 1382 sq. mi. (3580 sq. km). Capital: Avignon.

Three of the Avignon popes were natives of art-loving Limousin.

How France Built Her Cathedrals |Elizabeth Boyle O'Reilly
The castle of Avignon—ancient residence of the Popes, shelters now a different sort of inmates.

The Pictureque Antiquities of Spain; |Nathaniel Armstrong Wells
It was first introduced into commerce by the house of Lagier and Thomas, at Avignon, in 1829.

A History of Inventions, Discoveries, and Origins, Volume II (of 2) |Johann Beckman
It is one of the famous color-prints made in France about the sixteenth century, and the subject is the famous Bridge at Avignon.

Polly's Business Venture |Lillian Elizabeth Roy

While the popes ruled in Avignon, churches rose from end to end of the city.

How France Built Her Cathedrals |Elizabeth Boyle O'Reilly

Avignon

/ (French aviɲɔ̃) /

a city in SE France, on the Rhône: seat of the papacy (1309–77); famous 12th-century bridge, now partly destroyed. Pop: 85 935 (1999)

Vaucluse

/ (French voklyz) /

a department of SE France, in Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur region. Capital: Avignon. Pop: 517 810 (2003 est). Area: 3578 sq km (1395 sq miles)