Canton of Avignon-2

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The canton of Avignon-2 is an administrative division of the Vaucluse department, in southeastern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Avignon. [1]

The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's arrondissements and departments.

Vaucluse Department of France

The Vaucluse is a department of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur in the southeast of France, named after the famous spring the Fontaine de Vaucluse. The name Vaucluse derives from the Latin Vallis Clausa as the valley here ends in a cliff face from which emanates a spring whose origin is so far in and so deep that it remains to be defined.

In the administrative divisions of France, the department is one of the three levels of government below the national level, between the administrative regions and the commune. Ninety-six departments are in metropolitan France, and five are overseas departments, which are also classified as regions. Departments are further subdivided into 334 arrondissements, themselves divided into cantons; the last two have no autonomy, and are used for the organisation of police, fire departments, and sometimes, elections.

It consists of the following communes: [1]

  1. Avignon (partly)

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Canton of Avignon-Ouest Canton in Provence-Alpes-Côte dAzur, France

The canton of Avignon-Ouest is a French former administrative division in the department of Vaucluse and region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015.

Canton of Avignon-Nord Canton in Provence-Alpes-Côte dAzur, France

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Canton of Avignon-Est Canton in Provence-Alpes-Côte dAzur, France

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The canton of Avignon-1 is an administrative division of the Vaucluse department, in southeastern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Avignon.

The canton of Avignon-3 is an administrative division of the Vaucluse department, in southeastern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Avignon.

The canton of Cheval-Blanc is an administrative division of the Vaucluse department, in southeastern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Cheval-Blanc.

The canton of Orange is an administrative division of the Vaucluse department, in southeastern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Orange.

The canton of Le Pontet is an administrative division of the Vaucluse department, in southeastern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Le Pontet.

The canton of Villeneuve-lès-Avignon is an administrative division of the Gard department, southern France. Its borders were not modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Villeneuve-lès-Avignon.

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