Avignon Magnet

Avignon is a French town � the south of France, in the Vaucluse, � flat through � by the Rh � ne on the left bank from which it �. Of the town's 94,787 inhabitants as of 1 January 2010, 12,000 remained within the city walls. Its inhabitants are called the Avignons. The name � the � � the popes � due to the presence � the popes of 1309 � 1423, it is currently the largest city and capital of � department of Vaucluse. It is one of the few towns � French � have preserved � its ramparts, its historic center, composed � the palace of the popes, the piscopal complex, the Rock of the Doms and the bridge of � Avignon. It has � and � � UNESCO World Heritage under � res I, II and IV. An artistic and cultural showcase, the fame � its main festival, known as the Avignon Festival, has largely � the fronti � res fran � aises. The palace of the popes, � Avignon, is the largest of the Gothic constructions of the Middle � Age. � the fortress and palace, the � pontifical residence was during the XIVth if � the � age of the � is held � of the West. Six conclaves were held in the palace of Avignon, which � the � of Beno � and XII, in 1335; of Cl � ment VI, in 1342; of Innocent VI, in 1352; of Urbain V, in 1362; of Gr � Goire XI, in 1377 0, and Beno � and XIII, in 1394.