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Cavaillon
Cavaillon (; Provençal: ''Cavalhon'') is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of Southeastern France. INSEE It is situated in the Durance Valley, at the foot of the mountains. In 2019, it had a population of 26,236. History Cavaillon was already a city in the Gallo-Roman period, and has several minor relics from that era, including a 1st century triumphal arch. Other minor relics of the Roman period have been found to the south of the town, on the site of the ancient ''Cabellio''. It was the seat ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ancient Diocese Of Cavaillon
The former French diocese of Cavaillon (''Lat.'' dioecesis Caballicensis) existed until the French Revolution as a diocese of the Comtat Venaissin, a fief of the Church of Rome. It was a member of the ecclesiastical province headed by the Metropolitan Archbishop of Avignon. Its seat was at Cavaillon, in the south-eastern part of what is now France, in the modern department of Vaucluse. The cathedral was officially dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary (Nôtre Dame), but popularly honored Saint Veranus, the sixth-century bishop of Cavaillon. In 1202 the cathedral had a Chapter composed of a Provost, a Precentor, and a Sacristan, to which were added the Archdeacon and 12 Canons. After the Concordat of 1801, the territory of the diocese passed to the diocese of Avignon. Bishops To 1400 * Genialis *439–451: Julien *c. 459: Porcien *517–529: Philagrius *c. 549: Praetextatus (Pretextat) *c. 585: Saint Veran *c. 788: Lupus (''Fr.'' Loup) *c. 875: Hildebold *906–916: Renard *c. 9 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cavaillon Cathedral
Cavaillon Cathedral (''Cathédrale Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Véran de Cavaillon'') is a former Roman Catholic church located in the town of Cavaillon, Vaucluse, France. It is in the Romanesque architectural style, built in the 11th-13th century. The cathedral is a national monument. Until the French Revolution, it was the seat of the Bishop of Cavaillon. The diocese was abolished by the Concordat of 1801 and annexed to the Diocese of Avignon The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Avignon (Latin: ''Archidioecesis Avenionensis''; French: ''Archidiocèse d'Avignon'') is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in France. The diocese exercises jurisdiction over the terr .... It is classified under historical monuments by the 1840 list. References Former cathedrals in France Churches in Vaucluse {{France-RC-church-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Durance
The Durance (; ''Durença'' in the Occitan classical norm or ''Durènço'' in the Mistralian norm) is a major river in Southeastern France. A left tributary of the Rhône, it is long. Its drainage basin is .Bassin versant : Durance (La) Observatoire Régional Eau et Milieux Aquatiques en PACA Its source is in the southwestern part of the , in the ski resort near ; it flows southwest through the following [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communauté D'agglomération Luberon Monts De Vaucluse
Communauté d'agglomération Luberon Monts de Vaucluse is the ''communauté d'agglomération'', an intercommunal structure, centred on the town of Cavaillon. It is located in the Vaucluse department, in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, southeastern France. Created in 2014, its seat is in Cavaillon.CA Luberon Monts de Vaucluse (N° SIREN : 200040442) BANATIC. Retrieved 21 November 2022. Its name refers to the and Vaucluse Mountains. Its area is 356.4 km2. Its population was 55,034 in 2019, of which 26, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
César De Bus
César de Bus (3 February 1544 – 15 April 1607) was a French Catholic priest and founder of two religious congregations. Life César de Bus was born in Cavaillon, Comtat Venaissin (now in France). At eighteen he joined the king's army and took part in the war against the Huguenots (members of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 16th and 17th centuries). After the war he devoted some time to poetry and painting, but soon made up his mind to join the naval fleet which was then besieging La Rochelle, a seaport on the western French coast. Owing to a serious sickness, though, he could not carry out this design. Up to this time, de Bus had led a pious and virtuous life which, however, during a sojourn of three years in Paris was exchanged for one of pleasure and dissipation. From Paris he went back home to Cavaillon. Upon the death of his brother, a canon (priest) of Salon, he succeeded in obtaining the vacated church benefice (stipend), which he sought for the grati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cavares
The Cavarī or Cavarēs (Gaulish: *''Cauaroi'', 'the heroes, champions, mighty men') were a Gallic tribe dwelling in the western part of modern Vaucluse, around the present-day cities of Avignon, Orange and Cavaillon, during the Roman period. They were at the head of a confederation of tribes that included the Tricastini, Segovellauni and Memini, and whose territory stretched further north along the Rhône Valley up to the Isère river. Name They are mentioned as ''Kaouárōn'' (Καουάρων) by Strabo (early 1st c. AD), ''Cavarum'' by Pliny (1st c. AD), ''Cavarum'' and ''Cavaras'' by Pomponius Mela (mid-1st c. AD), ''Kaúaroi'' (Καύαροι) by Ptolemy (2nd c. AD), and as ''Cavares'' on the ''Tabula Peutingeriana'' (5th c. AD). The ethnonym ''Cavarī'' is a latinized form of Gaulish *''Cauaroi'' (sing. *''Cauaros''), meaning 'the heroes', or 'the mighty men'. It derives from the Celtic stem ''*kawaro-'', meaning 'hero, champion' (cf. Old Irish ''cuar'' 'hero, champion, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antoine Sartorio
Antoine Sartorio (27 January 1885, Menton – 19 February 1988, Jouques) was a French sculptor. Brief biography Antoine Sartorio was born in Menton on 27 January 1885 and died in Jouques on 19 February 1988. He studied at the École des Beaux-Arts de Paris. His relationship with the Marseille architect Gaston Castel, students together at the École des Beaux-Arts, led to his involvement with the Santos monument Andradas in 1922, work on the Opéra de Marseille in 1924, the Marseille Monument de l'Armée d'Orient in 1927, the works ''La Méditerranée"'' and ''"La Durance"'' for the Cavaillon bridge in 1932, decoration on the Marseille Palais de Justice in 1933, work on the monument to Alexandre 1er de Yougoslavie in 1938 and the "sept péchés" for Marseille's Baumettes Prison, also in 1938. He also worked with Paul Tournon. As with most French sculptors he was commissioned after the 1914–1918 war to work on several war memorials such as those at Tournon-sur-Rhône and Ment ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calavon
The Calavon (french: le Calavon, also called ''le Coulon'') is an long river in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and Vaucluse ''départements'', southeastern France. Its drainage basin is .Bassin versant : Calavon-Coulon (Le) Observatoire Régional Eau et Milieux Aquatiques en PACA Its source is near Banon. It flows generally west-southwest. It is a of the into which it flows at |
Vaucluse
Vaucluse (; oc, Vauclusa, label= Provençal or ) is a department in the southeastern French region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. It had a population of 561,469 as of 2019.Populations légales 2019: 84 Vaucluse INSEE The department's prefecture is . It is named after a spring, the Fontaine de Vaucluse, one of the largest |
Communes Of The Vaucluse Department
The following is a list of the 151 communes of the Vaucluse department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2022):BANATIC Périmètre des EPCI à fiscalité propre. Accessed 7 October 2022. * Métropole d'Aix-Marseille-Provence (partly) * (partly) * |
Weinheim
Weinheim (; pfl, Woinem) is a town with about 43,000 inhabitants in northwest Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is in the Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region, approximately north of Heidelberg and northeast of Mannheim. Weinheim is known as the "Zwei-Burgen-Stadt", the "town of two castles", after two fortresses overlooking the town from the edge of the Odenwald in the east. Geography Weinheim is situated on the Bergstraße theme route on the western rim of the Odenwald. The old town lies in the valley, with the new part of town further to the west. The Market Square is filled with numerous cafes, as well as the old ''Rathaus'' (guildhall). Further to the south is the ''Schlossgarten'' (Palace Garden) and the ''Exotenwald'' (Exotic Forest), which contains species of trees imported from around the world, but mostly from North America and Japan. History Weinheim celebrated its 1250th anniversary in 2005. The earliest record of Weinheim dates back to 755 CE, when the name "Winenh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luberon
The Luberon ( or ; Provençal: ''Leberon'' or ''Leberoun'' ) is a massif in central Provence in Southern France, part of the French Prealps. It has a maximum elevation of and an area of about . It is composed of three mountain ranges (from west to east): Lesser Luberon (''Petit Luberon''), Greater Luberon (''Grand Luberon'') and Eastern Luberon (''Luberon oriental''). The valleys north and south of them contain a number of towns and villages as well as agricultural land; the northern part is marked by the Calavon, while the southern part is characterised by the Durance. The Luberon is often advertised under the name Lubéron (with an acute accent on top of the "e"); some dictionaries justify that the two spellings are interchangeable. The total number of inhabitants varies greatly between winter and summer, due to a massive influx of tourists during the warm season. It is a favourite destination for French high society and British and American visitors because of the pleasant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
