- Villeneuve-lès-Avignon
French commune
nomcommune=Villeneuve-lès-Avignon
région=Languedoc-Roussillon
département=Gard
arrondissement=Nîmes
canton=Villeneuve-lès-Avignon
insee=30351
cp=30400
maire=Jean-Marc Roubaud
mandat=2001-2008
intercomm=
longitude=4.79666666667
latitude=43.9672222222
alt moy=25 m
alt mini=10
alt maxi=181 m
hectares=1827
km²=18.27
sans=11,791
date-sans=1999
dens=645
date-dens=1999Villeneuve-lès-Avignon is a commune in the
Gard department in southernFrance . It can also be spelled Villeneuve-lez-Avignon.History
The city was founded by Philippe le Bel.
Geography
It is located by the
Rhône River , opposite ofAvignon .Highlights
* Chartreuse Notre-Dame-du-val-de-Bénédiction.
* Fort Saint-André.
* Tour Philippe Le Bel.Twin towns
Villeneuve-lès-Avignon is twinned with:
*San Miniato ,Italy ee also
*
Pont d'Avignon
*Communes of the Gard department External links
* [http://www.villeneuvelezavignon.fr/ City council and Tourist office website]
* [http://www.citeroyale.com/ non official website citeroyale.com]
* [http://www.claudetravels.altervista.org/VdR/VilleneuveLesAvignon/gal.html Pictures Gallery]
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