Vienne (; ) is a town in southeastern
France
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, located south of
Lyon
Lyon (Franco-Provençal: ''Liyon'') is a city in France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of the French Alps, southeast of Paris, north of Marseille, southwest of Geneva, Switzerland, north ...
, at the confluence of the
Gère and the
Rhône
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. It is the fourth-largest commune in the
Isère
Isère ( , ; ; , ) is a landlocked Departments of France, department in the southeastern French Regions of France, region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Named after the river Isère (river), Isère, it had a population of 1,271,166 in 2019. department, of which it is a
subprefecture
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Albania
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alongside
La Tour-du-Pin. Vienne was a major centre of the
Roman Empire
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under the Latin name ''Vienna''.
Vienne was the capital of the
Allobroges
The Allobroges (Gaulish language, Gaulish: *''Allobrogis'', 'foreigner, exiled'; ) were a Gauls, Gallic people dwelling in a large territory between the Rhône river and the Alps during the Iron Age Europe, Iron Age and the Roman period.
The Allob ...
, a
Gallic people, before its conquest by the Romans. Transformed into a
Roman colony in 47 BC under
Julius Caesar
Gaius Julius Caesar (12 or 13 July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC) was a Roman general and statesman. A member of the First Triumvirate, Caesar led the Roman armies in the Gallic Wars before defeating his political rival Pompey in Caesar's civil wa ...
, it became a major urban centre, ideally located along the
Rhône
The Rhône ( , ; Occitan language, Occitan: ''Ròse''; Franco-Provençal, Arpitan: ''Rôno'') is a major river in France and Switzerland, rising in the Alps and flowing west and south through Lake Geneva and Southeastern France before dischargi ...
, then a major axis of communication. Emperor
Augustus banished
Herod the Great's son, the
ethnarch
Ethnarch (pronounced , also ethnarches, ) is a term that refers generally to political leadership over a common ethnic group or homogeneous kingdom. The word is derived from the Greek language, Greek words (''Ethnic group, ethnos'', "tribe/nation ...
Herod Archelaus
Herod Archelaus (, ''Hērōidēs Archelaos''; 23 BC – ) was the ethnarch of Samaria, Judea, and Idumea, including the cities Caesarea Maritima, Caesarea and Jaffa, for nine years (). He was the son of Herod the Great and Malthace the ...
to Vienne in 6 AD.
As Vienne was a Roman provincial capital, remains of Roman constructions are still widespread across it. The city was also an important early
bishopric
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associate ...
in
Christian Gaul. Its most famous
bishop
A bishop is an ordained member of the clergy who is entrusted with a position of Episcopal polity, authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance and administration of di ...
was
Avitus of Vienne. At the
Council of Vienne, which was convened there in October 1311,
Pope Clement V
Pope Clement V (; – 20 April 1314), born Raymond Bertrand de Got (also occasionally spelled ''de Guoth'' and ''de Goth''), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 5 June 1305 to his death, in April 1314. He is reme ...
abolished the order of the
Knights Templar
The Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon, mainly known as the Knights Templar, was a Military order (religious society), military order of the Catholic Church, Catholic faith, and one of the most important military ord ...
. During the
Middle Ages
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the 5th to the late 15th centuries, similarly to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire and ...
, Vienne was part of the
Kingdom of Provence, part of the
Holy Roman Empire
The Holy Roman Empire, also known as the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation after 1512, was a polity in Central and Western Europe, usually headed by the Holy Roman Emperor. It developed in the Early Middle Ages, and lasted for a millennium ...
; on the opposite bank of the
Rhône
The Rhône ( , ; Occitan language, Occitan: ''Ròse''; Franco-Provençal, Arpitan: ''Rôno'') is a major river in France and Switzerland, rising in the Alps and flowing west and south through Lake Geneva and Southeastern France before dischargi ...
was
Kingdom of France
The Kingdom of France is the historiographical name or umbrella term given to various political entities of France in the Middle Ages, medieval and Early modern France, early modern period. It was one of the most powerful states in Europe from th ...
, which made the city strategically important.
The town is now a regional commercial and industrial centre, known regionally for its Saturday market. A Roman temple, circus pyramid and theatre (where the annual
Jazz à Vienne is held), as well as museums (archaeological, textile industry) and notable Catholic buildings, make
tourism
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an important part of the town's economy.
History
Roman Vienne
The ''
oppidum'' of the
Allobroges
The Allobroges (Gaulish language, Gaulish: *''Allobrogis'', 'foreigner, exiled'; ) were a Gauls, Gallic people dwelling in a large territory between the Rhône river and the Alps during the Iron Age Europe, Iron Age and the Roman period.
The Allob ...
became a
Roman colony
A Roman (: ) was originally a settlement of Roman citizens, establishing a Roman outpost in federated or conquered territory, for the purpose of securing it. Eventually, however, the term came to denote the highest status of a Roman city. It ...
about 47 BC under
Julius Caesar
Gaius Julius Caesar (12 or 13 July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC) was a Roman general and statesman. A member of the First Triumvirate, Caesar led the Roman armies in the Gallic Wars before defeating his political rival Pompey in Caesar's civil wa ...
, but the Allobroges managed to expel the Romans; the exiles then founded the colony of ''
Lugdunum
Lugdunum (also spelled Lugudunum, ; modern Lyon, France) was an important Colonia (Roman), Roman city in Gaul, established on the current site of Lyon, France, Lyon.
The Roman city was founded in 43 BC by Lucius Munatius Plancus, but cont ...
'' (today's
Lyon
Lyon (Franco-Provençal: ''Liyon'') is a city in France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of the French Alps, southeast of Paris, north of Marseille, southwest of Geneva, Switzerland, north ...
).
Herod Archelaus
Herod Archelaus (, ''Hērōidēs Archelaos''; 23 BC – ) was the ethnarch of Samaria, Judea, and Idumea, including the cities Caesarea Maritima, Caesarea and Jaffa, for nine years (). He was the son of Herod the Great and Malthace the ...
, the
Ethnarch
Ethnarch (pronounced , also ethnarches, ) is a term that refers generally to political leadership over a common ethnic group or homogeneous kingdom. The word is derived from the Greek language, Greek words (''Ethnic group, ethnos'', "tribe/nation ...
of
Judea
Judea or Judaea (; ; , ; ) is a mountainous region of the Levant. Traditionally dominated by the city of Jerusalem, it is now part of Palestine and Israel. The name's usage is historic, having been used in antiquity and still into the pres ...
, was exiled here in 6 AD. During the early
Empire
An empire is a political unit made up of several territories, military outpost (military), outposts, and peoples, "usually created by conquest, and divided between a hegemony, dominant center and subordinate peripheries". The center of the ...
, ''Vienna'' (as the Romans called it—not to be confused with today's
Vienna
Vienna ( ; ; ) is the capital city, capital, List of largest cities in Austria, most populous city, and one of Federal states of Austria, nine federal states of Austria. It is Austria's primate city, with just over two million inhabitants. ...
, then known as Vindobona) regained all its former privileges as a Roman colony. In 260
Postumus was proclaimed Emperor here of a short-lived
Gallo-Roman Empire. Later it became a provincial capital of the
Dioecesis Viennensis.
Vienne became the seat of the vicar of prefects after the creation of regional dioceses, of which the date is still controversial. Regional dioceses were created during the First
Tetrarchy, 293–305, or possibly later as some recent studies suggest in 313, but no later than the
Verona List, which is securely dated to June 314.
On the bank of the Gère are traces of the
ramparts of the old Roman city, and on Mont Pipet (east of the town) are the remains of a
Roman theatre, while the thirteenth-century castle built on Mont Salomon on the orders of Archbishop is said to have been built on the site of a former Roman fort. Several ancient
aqueducts remain in the Gère valley and parts of
Roman roads are preserved (in particular in the city park).
Two important Roman monuments still stand at Vienne. One is the Early Imperial
Temple of Augustus and Livia, a rectangular peripteral building of the
Corinthian order, erected by the emperor
Claudius
Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus ( ; ; 1 August 10 BC – 13 October AD 54), or Claudius, was a Roman emperor, ruling from AD 41 to 54. A member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, Claudius was born to Nero Claudius Drusus, Drusus and Ant ...
, which owes its survival, like the
Maison Carrée at
Nîmes
Nîmes ( , ; ; Latin: ''Nemausus'') is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Gard Departments of France, department in the Occitania (administrative region), Occitanie Regions of France, region of Southern France. Located between the Med ...
, to being
converted to a church soon after the
Theodosian decrees and later rededicated as "Notre Dame de Vie". During the Revolutionary
Reign of Terror
The Reign of Terror (French: ''La Terreur'', literally "The Terror") was a period of the French Revolution when, following the creation of the French First Republic, First Republic, a series of massacres and Capital punishment in France, nu ...
it was used for the local
Festival of Reason. The other is the ''Plan de l'Aiguille'', a truncated pyramid resting on a portico with four arches, from the
Roman circus. Legends from the 13th century mention
Pontius Pilate
Pontius Pilate (; ) was the Roman administration of Judaea (AD 6–135), fifth governor of the Judaea (Roman province), Roman province of Judaea, serving under Emperor Tiberius from 26/27 to 36/37 AD. He is best known for being the official wh ...
's death in Vienne. Later legends held that the pyramid was either the tomb of Herod Archelaus or of Pontius Pilate.
The vestiges of a temple to
Cybèle were discovered in 1945 when a new hospital was built on Mount Salomon and the Ancien Hôpital in the center of town was torn down. Subsequent archaeological research conducted in 1965 permitted detailed reconstruction of the floor plan for the temple as well as the surrounding forum and established that the temple was constructed in the first century AD.
Christian Vienne
The provincial capital was an important early seat of a bishop and the legendary first bishop is said to have been
Crescens, a disciple of
Paul. There were Christians here in 177 when the churches of Vienne and Lyon addressed a letter to those of Asia and Phrygia, and mention is made of Sanctus, a
deacon
A deacon is a member of the diaconate, an office in Christian churches that is generally associated with service of some kind, but which varies among theological and denominational traditions.
Major Christian denominations, such as the Cathol ...
of Vienne (
Eusebius of Caesarea, ''
Church History''). The first historical bishop was
Verus, who was present at the
Council of Arles (314). About 450, Vienne's bishops became archbishops, several of whom played an important cultural role, e.g.
Mamertus, who established Rogation pilgrimages, and the poet,
Avitus (498–518). Vienne's archbishops and those of Lyon disputed the title of "
Primate of All the Gauls" based on the dates of founding of the cities compared to the dates of founding of the bishoprics.
Vienne's archbishopric was suppressed in 1790,
during the
French Revolution and officially terminated 11 years later by the
Concordat of 1801
The Concordat of 1801 was an agreement between the First French Republic and the Holy See, signed by First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte and Pope Pius VII on 15 July 1801 in Paris. It remained in effect until 1905, except in Alsace–Lorraine, ...
.
Burgundian Vienne
Vienne was a target during the
Migration Period: it was taken by the
Kingdom of the Burgundians in 438, but re-taken by the Romans and held until 461. In 534 the
Merovingian
The Merovingian dynasty () was the ruling family of the Franks from around the middle of the 5th century until Pepin the Short in 751. They first appear as "Kings of the Franks" in the Roman army of northern Gaul. By 509 they had united all the ...
-led
Franks
file:Frankish arms.JPG, Aristocratic Frankish burial items from the Merovingian dynasty
The Franks ( or ; ; ) were originally a group of Germanic peoples who lived near the Rhine river, Rhine-river military border of Germania Inferior, which wa ...
captured Vienne. It was then sacked by the
Lombards in 558, and later by the
Moors
The term Moor is an Endonym and exonym, exonym used in European languages to designate the Muslims, Muslim populations of North Africa (the Maghreb) and the Iberian Peninsula (particularly al-Andalus) during the Middle Ages.
Moors are not a s ...
in 737.
When
Francia
The Kingdom of the Franks (), also known as the Frankish Kingdom, or just Francia, was the largest History of the Roman Empire, post-Roman barbarian kingdom in Western Europe. It was ruled by the Franks, Frankish Merovingian dynasty, Merovingi ...
's king divided
Frankish Burgundia into three parts in 843 by the
Treaty of Verdun
The Treaty of Verdun (; ), agreed to on 10 August 843, ended the Carolingian civil war and divided the Carolingian Empire between Lothair I, Louis the German, Louis II and Charles the Bald, Charles II, the surviving sons of the emperor Louis the ...
, Vienne became part of
Middle Francia.
In the Kingdom of Provence
King
Charles II the Bald assigned the Viennois district in 869 to
Comte Boso of Provence, who in 879 proclaimed himself
king of Provence and on his death in 887 was buried at Vienne in the cathedral church of St. Maurice.
Vienne then continued as capital of the ''Dauphiné Vienne'' of the Kingdom of Provence, from 882 of the Kingdom of West Francia and from 933 of the
Kingdom of Burgundy
Kingdom of Burgundy was a name given to various successive Monarchy, kingdoms centered in the historical region of Burgundy during the Middle Ages. The heartland of historical Burgundy correlates with the border area between France and Switze ...
until in 1032, when it reverted to the
Holy Roman Empire
The Holy Roman Empire, also known as the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation after 1512, was a polity in Central and Western Europe, usually headed by the Holy Roman Emperor. It developed in the Early Middle Ages, and lasted for a millennium ...
, but the real rulers were the archbishops of Vienne. Their rights were repeatedly recognized, but they had serious local rivals in the
counts of Albon and the dauphins of Viennois. In 1349,
Humbert II sold his rights to the
Dauphiné to France, but the archbishop stood firm and Vienne was not included in this sale.
Gui de Bourgogne, who was archbishop from 1090 to 1119, was elected pope in 1119 and served as
Callixtus II until his death in 1124.
Medieval period, Reformation, Renaissance

Jean de Bernin drew up a
municipal charter (''charte des franchises'') for Vienne around 1225 (including provisions for a town council). Nevertheless, it was only in the fifteenth century that the
coat of arms
A coat of arms is a heraldry, heraldic communication design, visual design on an escutcheon (heraldry), escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard (the last two being outer garments), originating in Europe. The coat of arms on an escutcheon f ...
(Vienna civitas sancta) with an elm tree is attested (based on a tree uprooted around 1430 from near Saint-André-le-bas).
The
Council of Vienne was the fifteenth
Ecumenical Council of the Roman Catholic Church that met between 1311 and 1312 in Vienne. Its principal act was to withdraw papal support for the
Knights Templar
The Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon, mainly known as the Knights Templar, was a Military order (religious society), military order of the Catholic Church, Catholic faith, and one of the most important military ord ...
on the instigation of Philip IV of France.
The archbishops gave up their territorial powers over Vienne to the French king in 1449.
Between 1482 and 1527, French kings appointed four Italians as archbishop of Vienne in succession, beginning with , a doctor and astrologer. The last of these,
Scaramuccia Trivulzio, died in Rome before he could take possession of the archbishopric, which allowed for the confirmation of , elected by the canons of Saint-Maurice in an act of resistance to the royal practice of appointing foreign prelates. At this time, there was no shortage of priests: a 1551 consular document indicated that over 5000 masses were celebrated each year in Vienne.
As a result of a 1540 printers' strike in Lyon,
Michael Servetus' publisher moved to Vienne, where Pierre Palmier had invited his former teacher to come live. From 1541, Servetus worked as a doctor in the town, where he was known as Michel de Villeneuve, but also participated in decisions related to town infrastructure (rebuilding the Saint-Sévère bridge over the
Gère after the 13 October 1544 flood). In January 1553 his ''
Christianismi Restitutio'' was published anonymously in Vienne in a clandestine workshop, after being refused by a publisher in Basel. Jean Frellon, a Lyon bookseller, sent a copy to the theologian
John Calvin
John Calvin (; ; ; 10 July 150927 May 1564) was a French Christian theology, theologian, pastor and Protestant Reformers, reformer in Geneva during the Protestant Reformation. He was a principal figure in the development of the system of C ...
, because Servetus had included his correspondence with Calvin in the book. Calvin, who viewed Servetus as a delirious braggart, insinuated dire consequences should Servetus come to Geneva. In the book, Servetus was also critical of the Pope and the Roman church, particularly of the doctrine of the Trinity and of child baptism. By order of Cardinal
François de Tournon and Archbishop Palmier, he was arrested on 5 April 1553. Questioned for the next two days by the inquisitor
Matthieu Ory, among others, he denied that he was Servetus, saying he had usurped the name for his correspondence with Calvin. On the morning of the third day, he managed to escape from the prison due to the special privileges accorded him by the
bailliff. Ory recommended that he be found guilty of heresy, which was done on 17 June, when he was condemned to be burned at the stake, along with his books, in a then-undeveloped area of the Saint-Martin neighbourhood.
Vienne was sacked in 1562 by the Protestants under the
baron des Adrets, and was held by the
Catholic League from 1590 until 1595, when it was taken in the name of
King Henry IV by
Henri de Montmorency. The fortifications were demolished between 1589 and 1636.
Industrial era
Train stations were built in Vienne in 1855 and in Estressin in 1875 providing freight transport to the textile and metallurgy industries, which took advantage of the water power in the Gère valley.
In 1875, the State signed a contract with Vienne for the establishment of a cavalry regiment, necessitating the construction of a barracks from 1882 to 1886 in what became known as the Quartier Saint-Germain in 1887. When the last military regiment was disbanded in 1990, the former barracks was transformed into a business center, with some of the buildings conserved, such as the riding academy, which became a concert hall in 2018.
Population
Monuments

The two outstanding Roman remains in Vienne are the temple of
Augustus and
Livia, and the ''Plan de l'Aiguille'' or ''Pyramide'', a truncated pyramid resting on a portico with four arches, which was associated with the city's
Roman circus.
The early
Romanesque church of Saint Peter belonged to an ancient
Benedictine
The Benedictines, officially the Order of Saint Benedict (, abbreviated as O.S.B. or OSB), are a mainly contemplative monastic order of the Catholic Church for men and for women who follow the Rule of Saint Benedict. Initiated in 529, th ...
abbey and was rebuilt in the ninth century, with tall square piers and two ranges of windows in the tall
aisle
An aisle is a linear space for walking with rows of non-walking spaces on both sides. Aisles with seating on both sides can be seen in airplanes, in buildings such as churches, cathedrals, synagogues, meeting halls, parliaments, courtrooms, ...
s and a notable porch. It is one of France's oldest Christian buildings dating from the 5th century laid-out in the form of a
basilica
In Ancient Roman architecture, a basilica (Greek Basiliké) was a large public building with multiple functions that was typically built alongside the town's forum. The basilica was in the Latin West equivalent to a stoa in the Greek Eas ...
and having a large and well constructed
nave
The nave () is the central part of a church, stretching from the (normally western) main entrance or rear wall, to the transepts, or in a church without transepts, to the chancel. When a church contains side aisles, as in a basilica-type ...
. It also has a Romanesque tower and a sculptured South portal containing a statue of Saint Peter. Today, the building houses a
lapidary museum that holds a
Junon head and a statue of
Tutela, the city's protective divinity.
The
Gothic former
cathedral of St Maurice was built between 1052 and 1533. It is a basilica, with three aisles and an apse, but no
ambulatory
The ambulatory ( 'walking place') is the covered passage around a cloister or the processional way around the east end of a cathedral or large church and behind the high altar. The first ambulatory was in France in the 11th century but by the 13t ...
or
transepts. It is in length, wide and in height. The most striking portion is the west front, which rises majestically from a terrace overhanging the Rhône. Its sculptural decoration was badly damaged by the
Protestants
Protestantism is a branch of Christianity that emphasizes Justification (theology), justification of sinners Sola fide, through faith alone, the teaching that Salvation in Christianity, salvation comes by unmerited Grace in Christianity, divin ...
in 1562 during the
Wars of Religion.
The
Romanesque church of St André en Bas was the church of a second Benedictine monastery, and became the chapel of the earlier kings of Provence. It was rebuilt in 1152, in the later Romanesque style.
The Monument aux Morts in front of the train station is the work of
Claude Grange and was inaugurated on 9 September 1923 by
Philippe Pétain
Henri Philippe Bénoni Omer Joseph Pétain (; 24 April 1856 – 23 July 1951), better known as Marshal Pétain (, ), was a French marshal who commanded the French Army in World War I and later became the head of the Collaboration with Nazi Ger ...
.
Gallery
Place Pierre Semard.jpg, Claude Grange's ''Monument aux Morts'' in front of the Vienne train station
Vienne-cavea-du-haut.jpg, Vienne's Roman theatre
Notre Dame de Pipet.jpg, Pipet cemetery, Chemin des Aqueducs (D41), Notre Dame de Pipet
13e étape Tour de France 2022 à Vienne.ogg, the 13th stage of the 2022 Tour de France took the Chemin des Aqueducs into Vienne
Hôtel_de_ville_de_Vienne_avec_sa_fontaine_classée.jpg, Vienne City Hall
Gargoyles (Saint-André-le-bas, Vienne)_ii.jpg, 16 of the Saint-André le Bas Abbey's chimerae
VcVienneStAndréLeBas2.jpg, Saint-André le Bas Abbey courtyard
Gère fisherman.jpg, The Gère River is a popular fishing spot.
Jeu de paume bus hub.jpg, Jeu du paume square (bus hub)
Vienne (avril 2009) 022.jpg, The Gallo-Roman
Gallo-Roman culture was a consequence of the Romanization (cultural), Romanization of Gauls under the rule of the Roman Empire in Roman Gaul. It was characterized by the Gaulish adoption or adaptation of Roman culture, Roman culture, language ...
Pyramid
Pontius_Pilatus_angebl_Grabmal_Vienne_(IZ_48-1867_S_266_JResch).jpg, Legend of the pyramid as Pontius Pilate
Pontius Pilate (; ) was the Roman administration of Judaea (AD 6–135), fifth governor of the Judaea (Roman province), Roman province of Judaea, serving under Emperor Tiberius from 26/27 to 36/37 AD. He is best known for being the official wh ...
's tomb
Watersports & Cruising in front of Notre-Dame de l'Isle.jpg, A river cruiser passing Notre Dame de l'Isle (South Vienne)
The Rhone at Vienne + Saint-Colombe.jpg, The banks of the river Rhône
The Rhône ( , ; Occitan language, Occitan: ''Ròse''; Franco-Provençal, Arpitan: ''Rôno'') is a major river in France and Switzerland, rising in the Alps and flowing west and south through Lake Geneva and Southeastern France before dischargi ...
, in central Vienne
Rhône-Alpes (2009) 008.jpg, Château de la Batie on Mont Salomon towers over the Rhône and Estressin (north Vienne) with Collège Ponsard in the foreground
Rhône-Alpes (2009) 005.JPG, View over the South of the city with the Pilat mounts in the background
Mont_Pipet..._in_the_summertime.jpg, Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-la-Salette de Pipet
Château de La Bâtie.jpg, The ruins of Vienne's medieval castle
Notable people

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Herod Archelaus
Herod Archelaus (, ''Hērōidēs Archelaos''; 23 BC – ) was the ethnarch of Samaria, Judea, and Idumea, including the cities Caesarea Maritima, Caesarea and Jaffa, for nine years (). He was the son of Herod the Great and Malthace the ...
(23 BC – ca.18 AD), ethnarch.
*
Pontius Pilate
Pontius Pilate (; ) was the Roman administration of Judaea (AD 6–135), fifth governor of the Judaea (Roman province), Roman province of Judaea, serving under Emperor Tiberius from 26/27 to 36/37 AD. He is best known for being the official wh ...
(according to legend)
*
Avitus of Vienne (450 – ca.578), poet, bishop of Vienne and saint.
*
Saint Clair du Dauphiné (ca.590 – 660)
*
Boso of Provence, (ca.841 – 887), Carolingian king of Provence.
*
Pope Callixtus II (1065 – 1124), Archbishop of Vienne from 1088, Pope from 1119.
*
Michael Servetus (1509 – 1553), savant, burned as a heretic.
*
Nicolas Chorier (1612 – 1692), lawyer, historian, author.
*
Jean-François Leriget de La Faye (1674 – 1731) diplomat, wealthy landowner, art collector and poet.
* (1733 – 1814), archeologist, artist, curator.
*
Jean-Baptiste-Charles Chabroud (1750 – 1816), lawyer and politician.
*
Laurent Mourguet (1769 – 1884), puppeteer.
*
François Ponsard (1814 – 1867), dramatist, poet and author.
*
Joseph Martin (explorer) (1848 – 1892), geologist, topographer and explorer of Eastern Siberia
*
Louis Vialleton (1859 – 1929), zoologist and writer.
*
Fernand Point (1897 – 1955), chef.
*
Christophe Pourny (born 1962), antique restorer and conservator.
Twin towns – sister cities
Vienne is
twinned with:
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Albacete, Spain
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Esslingen am Neckar
Esslingen am Neckar (Swabian German, Swabian: ''Esslenga am Neckor''; until 16 October 1964 officially '' Eßlingen am Neckar'') is a town in the Stuttgart Region of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany, seat of the Esslingen (district), Distri ...
, Germany
*
Greenwich, Connecticut
Greenwich ( ) is a New England town, town in southwestern Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it had a population of 63,518. It is the largest town on Gold Coast (Connecticut), Connectic ...
, United States
*
Goris, Armenia
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Neath Port Talbot
Neath Port Talbot () is a Principal areas of Wales, county borough in the South West Wales, south-west of Wales. Its principal towns are Neath, Port Talbot, Briton Ferry and Pontardawe. The county borough borders Bridgend County Borough and Rhon ...
, Wales, United Kingdom
*
Piotrków Trybunalski, Poland
*
Schiedam
Schiedam () is a large town and municipality in the west of the Netherlands. It is located in the Rotterdam–The Hague metropolitan area, west of the city Rotterdam, east of the town Vlaardingen and south of the city Delft. In the south, Schi ...
, Netherlands
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Udine, Italy
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Velenje
Velenje (; ''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 4: ''Štajersko''. 1904. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 272.) is the List of cities and towns in Slovenia, sixth-largest city of Slovenia, and t ...
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External links
Livius.org: Roman Vienne– historical information and pictures
Official website(in French)
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47 BC
40s BC establishments
Populated places established in the 1st century BC
1st-century BC establishments in the Roman Republic
Communes of Isère
Subprefectures in France
Allobroges
Dauphiné
Populated places on the Rhône
Populated riverside places in France
Roman towns and cities in France