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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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