University of Avignon

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The University of Avignon ( officially in French: Université d' Avignon et des Pays de Vaucluse ) is a state university in the city of Avignon in southern France. Your sites are located in the department of Vaucluse.

History

The University has a long history. It was founded already in 1303, to compete with the established 50 years ago Sorbonne in Paris. Their heyday she experienced at the time of the anti-popes of Avignon, in the 14th and early 15th century. In 1793 it was in the wake of the French Revolution - dissolved - like all other universities in France. 1963 and 1964 was opened a scientific and a literary department in Avignon, who were subordinated to the scientific or the philosophical faculty of the University of Aix -Marseille until the university was awarded the status of an independent University in Avignon in 1984.