where is avignon france
Avignon, city, capital of Vaucluse dÃ©partement, Provence-Alpes-CÃ´te dâAzur rÃ©gion, southeastern France. It lies at a point on the east bank of the RhÃ´ne River where the narrow valley opens into a broad delta plain, northwest of NÃ®mes. It was the capital of the papacy from 1309 to 1377.