Vienne, Isère

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Vienne (French: [vjɛn] ; Arpitan: Vièna) is a town in southeastern France, located 35 kilometres (22 mi) south of Lyon, at the confluence of the Gère and the Rhône. It is the fourth-largest commune in the Isère department, of which it is a subprefecture alongside La Tour-du-Pin. Vienne was a major centre of the Roman Empire under the Latin name Vienna. Vienne was the capital of the Allobroges, a Gallic people, before its conquest by the Romans. Transformed into a Roman colony in 47 BC under Julius Caesar, Vienne became a major urban centre, ideally located along the Rhône, then a major axis of communication. Emperor Augustus banished Herod the Great's son, the ethnarch Herod Archelaus to Vienne in 6 AD.As a Roman provincial capital, remains of Roman constructions are widespread across modern Vienne. The city was also an important early bishopric in Christian Gaul. Its most famous bishop was Avitus of Vienne. At the Council of Vienne, which was convened there in October 1311, Pope Clement V abolished the order of the Knights Templar. During the Middle Ages, Vienne was part of the Kingdom of Provence, dependent of the Holy Roman Empire; on the opposite bank of the Rhône was Kingdom of France, which made the city strategically important.The town is now a regional commercial and industrial centre, known regionally for its Saturday market. A Roman temple, circus pyramid and theatre (where the annual Jazz à Vienne is held), as well as museums (archaeological, textile industry) and notable Catholic buildings, make tourism an important part of the town's economy.

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Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Arrondissement of Vienne

The arrondissement of Vienne is an arrondissement of France in the Isère department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It has 113 communes. Its population is 212,383 (2016), and its area is 1,489.7 km2 (575.2 sq mi).

Vienne Cathedral

Vienne Cathedral (French: Cathédrale Saint-Maurice de Vienne) is a medieval Roman Catholic church in the city of Vienne, France. Dedicated to Saint Maurice, it was the episcopal see of the primate of the ancient Septem Provinciae and of the Archdiocese of Vienne until its abolition confirmed by the Concordat of 1801. It today serves as co-cathedral of the Diocese of Grenoble-Vienne. The present-day building, erected from 1130 onwards, was classified a French national heritage site (monument historique) in the list of historic monuments of 1840.

Gère

The Gère (French pronunciation: [ʒɛʁ]) is a 34.5-kilometre-long (21.4 mi) tributary of the Rhône in the Isère department of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (France). Its source is in a pond of the Grand Tuilière in the eastern part of the Bonnevaux forest. It flows into the Rhone at Vienne. Its power was put to work for paper mills, foundries, and textile mills in the Gère Valley at the beginning of the industrial era.

Canton of Vienne-1

The canton of Vienne-1 is an administrative division of the Isère department, eastern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Vienne.It consists of the following communes:

Saint Peter's church, Vienne (Isère)

Saint Peter's church (Saint-Pierre-le-Bas) in Vienne is one of the oldest surviving churches in France, situated in the Rhône-Alpes region. The church was added to the 1862 version of the list of France's Monuments historiques, created in 1819.

Canton of Vienne-2

The canton of Vienne-2 is an administrative division of the Isère department, eastern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Vienne.It consists of the following communes:

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vienne

The Archbishopric of Vienne, named after its episcopal seat in Vienne in the Isère département of southern France, was a metropolitan Roman Catholic archdiocese. It is now part of the Archdiocese of Lyon.

Communauté d'agglomération Vienne Condrieu

Communauté d'agglomération Vienne Condrieu, also: Vienne Condrieu Agglomération, is an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of Vienne. It is located in the Isère and Rhône departments, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, eastern France. It was created in January 2017. Its seat is in Vienne. Its area is 419.0 km2. Its population was 90,357 in 2018, of which 29,583 in Vienne proper.

Sainte-Colombe, Rhône

Sainte-Colombe (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t kɔlɔ̃b] ; Arpitan: Sente-Colomba), sometimes referred to as Sainte-Colombe-lès-Vienne, is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France. Occupied since Roman times, it is across the Rhône river from Vienne.

La Pyramide

Restaurant De La Pyramide, popularly known as La Pyramide, was a Michelin Guide 3-star restaurant located in Vienne, Isère, France. It was widely regarded as the greatest restaurant in France while its owner Fernand Point (1897–1955) was alive.

Saint-Romain-en-Gal

Saint-Romain-en-Gal (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʁɔmɛ̃ ɑ̃ ɡal]; Arpitan: Sant-Reman-en-Gâl) is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France. It is located 35 kilometres (22 mi) south of Lyon, on the west bank of the river Rhône. Vienne, Isère is on the opposite bank of the river and the two settlements are linked by a footbridge and a road bridge.

Saint-Cyr-sur-le-Rhône

Saint-Cyr-sur-le-Rhône (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ siʁ syʁ lə ʁon], literally Saint-Cyr on the Rhône) is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France.