Avignon

commune in Vaucluse, France
Organization commune_of_france Q6397
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Avignon

Summary

Avignon is a commune of France[1]. Avignon has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Avignon is located in arrondissement of Avignon[3].
  • Avignon is located in Canton of Avignon-Est[4].
  • Avignon is located in Canton of Avignon-Nord[5].
  • Avignon is located in Canton of Avignon-Ouest[6].
  • Avignon is located in Canton of Avignon-Sud[7].
  • Avignon is located in Vaucluse[8].
  • Avignon is in the country of France[9].
  • Avignon is on the body of water Rhône[10].
  • Avignon is on the body of water Durance[11].
  • Avignon's head of government is recorded as Cécile Helle[12].
  • Avignon's instance of is recorded as commune of France[13].
  • Avignon's instance of is recorded as city[14].
  • Avignon's official language is recorded as French[15].
  • Avignon's shares border with is recorded as Barbentane[16].
  • Avignon's shares border with is recorded as Châteaurenard[17].
  • Avignon's shares border with is recorded as Noves[18].
  • Avignon's shares border with is recorded as Rognonas[19].
  • Avignon's shares border with is recorded as Villeneuve-lès-Avignon[20].
  • Avignon's shares border with is recorded as Les Angles[21].
  • Avignon's shares border with is recorded as Caumont-sur-Durance[22].
  • Avignon's shares border with is recorded as Morières-lès-Avignon[23].
  • Avignon's shares border with is recorded as Le Pontet[24].
  • Avignon's shares border with is recorded as Sorgues[25].
  • Avignon's twinned administrative body is recorded as Siena[26].
  • Avignon's twinned administrative body is recorded as Wetzlar[27].

Body

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Avignon include Avignon – Caumont Airport[28], an airport[29], in France[30], founded in 1937[31].

Why It Matters

Avignon has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Avignon is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

Entities named for Avignon include Avignon – Caumont Airport[28], an airport[29], in France[30], founded in 1937[31].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] . wikidata.org.
  8. [18] . wikidata.org.
  9. [19] . wikidata.org.
  10. [20] . wikidata.org.
  11. [21] . wikidata.org.
  12. [22] . wikidata.org.
  13. [23] . wikidata.org.
  14. [24] . wikidata.org.
  15. [25] . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . wikidata.org.
  17. [4] . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . wikidata.org.
  19. [6] . wikidata.org.
  20. [7] . wikidata.org.
  21. [8] . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . pastel.diplomatie.gouv.fr. pastel.diplomatie.gouv.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . pastel.diplomatie.gouv.fr. pastel.diplomatie.gouv.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [10] . Sandre. sandre.eaufrance.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [11] . Sandre. sandre.eaufrance.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 3d ago · Printstream · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14586 89236
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14586]]: 89236, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782930762135"
  2. 7d ago · Daieuxetdailleurs · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Francearchives agent id 30355175
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P9371]]: 30355175, ajout id FranceArchives Agent d'après données en open data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/9d83b95faed|details]])"
  3. 14d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag ['avignon', 'avignon-france']
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: avignon, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289914702|avignon (#289914702)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n'm"
  4. 23d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id 0328309-Avignon-Francie
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0328309-Avignon-Francie, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259496|batch #259496]]"
  5. 26d ago · Gerwoman · 2026-06-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Latin place names id a/auenione
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P9314]]: a/auenione, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/293215370|Auenione (#293215370)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7983|Latin Place Names]] "
  6. 8w ago · VIGNERON · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Thesaurus linguae aegyptiae thesaurus id
    De agostini id
    Category for people who died here Category:Deaths in Avignon
    Openstreetmap relation id 102478
    + 267 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30066|batch #30066]]"
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