Montfavet
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| local community | Avignon | |
| region | Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | |
| Department | Vaucluse | |
| Arrondissement | Avignon | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 56 ' N , 4 ° 52' E | |
| Post Code | 84140 | |
| Incorporation | 1794 | |
 Notre-Dame du Bon Repos church from the 14th century . |
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Montfavet is a municipality district of Avignon in the French department of Vaucluse in the region Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur . The term “neighborhood” is a bit misleading, as Montfavet is actually an independent village center that has its own zip code 84140 (Avignon zip code is 84000). Montfavet is five kilometers from the Avignon urban area.
The place has a little less than 14,000 inhabitants and forms a special administrative area for Avignon, which provides a special deputy mayor.
Montfavet is mainly home to the psychiatric CHS on the hill near Montdevergues , the Agroparc of Avignon and the airport of Châteaublanc.
history
During the French Revolution , Montfavet was temporarily a separate municipality. In 1794 it was again attached to Avignon.
In the 1990s, the Montfavet Commune Libre association worked to establish a community that was genuinely independent from Avignon. Despite broad popular support and favorable court proceedings (favorable opinion from the Conseil d'État ), the project was never completed.
Personalities
- Jules-François Pernod , entrepreneur, founder of the Pernod brand
- Jules-Félix Pernod , entrepreneur, founder of the Anis Pernod brand
- Camille Claudel , buried in the Montfavet cemetery on October 21, 1943 , after 30 years in the Montdevergues Psychiatric Center
- Franck Lucchesi , football player
- Jean Alesi , racing driver
Individual evidence
- ^ Mairie annexe de Montfavet
- ↑ Peur sur la ville - Article in L'Express of May 27, 1999 by Vendeuil Richard (French)
