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The 7 pages that link to Avignon, each with the reason it gives.

• Avignon PapacyBroader topic: The city became the seat of the papal court and administration.

• ProvenceBroader topic: Its papal history connects Provençal identity to medieval European politics.

• MontpellierCompared with: Its papal legacy offers a different model of historic urban identity in southern France.

• Pope Urban VIRelated: Clement VII established his rival court there, giving the schism a durable geographic center.

• CarcassonneCompared with: Avignon’s papal power and urban walls offer a different model of medieval city heritage.

• Fontaine-de-VaucluseRelated: Avignon is the principal historic city near the commune.

• Mireille MathieuRelated: Mathieu was born and raised in Avignon before her career began in Paris.