historical region of Comtat Venaissin

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The historical region of Comtat Venaissin was a former papal territory in southeastern France, centered around towns like Carpentras and known for its distinct administrative status until its annexation by France in the late 18th century.

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historical region of Comtat Venaissin canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former papal territory
historical region
annexationDate 1791
annexationEvent French Revolution
annexedBy Kingdom of France
borderedBy Dauphiné
Languedoc
Provence
capital Carpentras
contains Avignon
Bédarrides
Carpentras
L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue
Pernes-les-Fontaines
Valréas
country Papal States
currencyUsed papal currency
currentTerritoryPartOf France
department of Vaucluse
disestablished 1791
formerAdministrativeStatus ecclesiastical territory
papal enclave in France
governedBy papal legate
vice-legate
hadSpecialPrivileges autonomous municipal institutions
tax exemptions
historicalEvent French occupation in 1768
historicalPeriod Early modern period
Middle Ages
knownFor distinct administrative status within France
papal jurisdiction
language French
Occitan
legalStatusBefore1791 sovereign papal territory
locatedIn Provence
Vaucluse
southeastern France
namedAfter Venaissin
partOf Papal States
States of the Church
presentIn Kingdom of France territory
religion Roman Catholicism
sovereign Holy See
Pope

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Carpentras partOf historical region of Comtat Venaissin
subject linked to: commune of Carpentras