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Description of Vienne
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Vienne is a settlement in south-eastern France, located 20 miles (32 km) south of Lyon, on the Rhône River. It is the second largest city later than Grenoble in the Isère department, of which it is a subprefecture. The city's population was of 29,400 because of the 2001 census.
Before the ingress of the Roman armies, Vienne was the prominent village of the Allobroges, a Gaul people. Transformed into a Roman foundation in 47 BC under Julius Caesar, Vienne expand a major urban center, supremely located also the Rhône river, then a major change of communication. The town later approach a Roman provincial capital. Numerous remains of Roman attachment inhabit still visible in modern Vienne. The town was as well an important antique episcopate in Christian Gaul. Its most outstanding sermonizer was Avitus of Vienne. At the Council of Vienne, open there in October 1311, Pope Clement V quash the order of the Knights Templar. During the middle ages, Vienne was part of the kingdom of Provence, head on the Holy Roman Empire, while the opposite camber of the Rhône was French territory thus making it a strategic position.
Today, the town is a regional fit too many industrial dictum specializing in the menu industry. Tourism is side by side a major part of the town's economy. Indeed, there breathe many important matriclinous monuments that charm the crowds, save the everlasting jazz banquet (July) as well as makes it a popular tourist destination.
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* 1 History
o 1.1 Roman Vienne
o 1.2 Christian Vienne
o 1.3 Capital of young Burgundy
o 1.4 In the Kingdom of Provence
* 2 Main sights
* 3 Twin cities
* 4 See also
* 5 Sources as well as references
* 6 External links
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Vienne Population
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30,092
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Ceremonial county of Vienne
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Vienne History
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Geography of Vienne
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Demography of Vienne
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Economy of Vienne BuyMortgages.info
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Vienne Transport
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Vienne Education
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Vienne Culture
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Vienne Sports
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