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Comtat Venaissin |
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Comtat Venaissin (kəNtä` vənäsăN`) or Comtat, region of SE France, Vaucluse dept., comprising the territory around Avignon Avignon (ävēnyôN`), city (1990 pop. 86,440), capital of Vaucluse dept., SE France, on the Rhône River. ..... Click the link for more information. . Well-irrigated, it is a truck-farming and fruit-growing area. Comtat Venaissin was given by King Philip III to Pope Gregory X in 1274. Succeeding French kings sought to regain the region, but it remained in papal hands until 1791, when a plebiscite was held and the inhabitants voted to reunite with France. The region's historic capital was Carpentras Carpentras (kärpäNträs`), town (1990 pop. 25,477), Vaucluse dept., SE France, in Provence. ..... Click the link for more information. . How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Nearby Roussillon didn't come under the French crown until 1642, and neighboring Comtat Venaissin held out until three years into the French Revolution in 1791. La condition civile des juifs du Comtat Venaissin pendant le XVe siecle. |
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