arrondissement of Avignon

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The arrondissement of Avignon is an administrative district in the Vaucluse department of southeastern France, centered on the historic city of Avignon and encompassing several surrounding communes.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
arrondissement of Avignon canonical 5

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Statements (35)

Predicate Object
instanceOf arrondissement of France
administrativeCenterFor surrounding communes of Avignon area
administrativeTerritorialEntityOf France
capital Avignon
centralCity Avignon
contains multiple communes
containsAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Avignon
commune of Carpentras
commune of Cavaillon
linked to: Cavaillon

commune of Châteaurenard
commune of Entraigues-sur-la-Sorgue
commune of Le Pontet
commune of L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue
commune of Monteux
commune of Morières-lès-Avignon
commune of Sorgues
commune of Vedène
country France
follows French administrative division system
governmentType subprefecture-level administrative district
hasBorderWith Bouches-du-Rhône department
linked to: Bouches-du-Rhône

Gard department
arrondissement of Carpentras
higherAdministrativeUnit Vaucluse department
historicalRegion Provence
languageUsed French
locatedIn region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
southeastern France
locatedOn left bank of the Rhône River
namedAfter Avignon
partOf Vaucluse department
seat Avignon
subdivisionType arrondissement
timeZone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sorgues locatedIn arrondissement of Avignon
L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue partOf arrondissement of Avignon
arrondissement of Apt borders arrondissement of Avignon
Communauté de communes Les Sorgues du Comtat locatedIn arrondissement of Avignon
Le Thor partOf arrondissement of Avignon
subject linked to: Le Thor, France