Avignon | ||||||||
From top: Skyline, Rocher des Doms, Palais des Papes, Avignon Cathedral, Festival d'Avignon, Pont Saint-Bénézet | ||||||||
Administration | ||||||||
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Country | France | |||||||
Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | |||||||
Department | Vaucluse | |||||||
Arrondissement | Avignon | |||||||
Canton | Avignon-1, Avignon-2, Avignon-3 | |||||||
Intercommunality | CA Grand Avignon | |||||||
Mayor | Cécile Helle (PS) (2014–2020) | |||||||
Statistics | ||||||||
Elevation | 10–122 m (33–400 ft) (avg. 23 m/75 ft) | |||||||
Land area1 | 64.78 km2 (25.01 sq mi) | |||||||
Population2 | 92,130 (2015) | |||||||
- Density | 1,422/km2 (3,680/sq mi) | |||||||
Time zone | CET (GMT +1) | |||||||
INSEE/Postal code | 84007/ 84000 | |||||||
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | ||||||||
2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
Avignon (Latin: Avenio; Occitan: Avinhon) is a commune in southeastern France in the department of Vaucluse on the left bank of the Rhône river. It is the capital (prefecture) of the Vaucluse department.
The historical centre, which includes the Palais des Papes, the cathedral, and the Pont d'Avignon, became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995. The medieval monuments and the annual Festival d'Avignon have helped to make the town a major centre for tourism.
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