historical region of Comtat Venaissin

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The historical region of Comtat Venaissin was a former papal territory in southeastern France, centered around towns like Carpentras and known for its distinct administrative status until its annexation by France in the late 18th century.

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historical region of Comtat Venaissin canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former papal territory
historical region
annexationDate 1791
annexationEvent French Revolution NERFINISHED
annexedBy Kingdom of France NERFINISHED
borderedBy Dauphiné NERFINISHED
Languedoc NERFINISHED
Provence NERFINISHED
capital Carpentras NERFINISHED
contains Avignon NERFINISHED
Bédarrides NERFINISHED
Carpentras NERFINISHED
L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue NERFINISHED
Pernes-les-Fontaines NERFINISHED
Valréas NERFINISHED
country Papal States NERFINISHED
currencyUsed papal currency
currentTerritoryPartOf France NERFINISHED
department of Vaucluse NERFINISHED
disestablished 1791
formerAdministrativeStatus ecclesiastical territory
papal enclave in France
governedBy papal legate
vice-legate
hadSpecialPrivileges autonomous municipal institutions
tax exemptions
historicalEvent French occupation in 1768
historicalPeriod Early modern period
Middle Ages NERFINISHED
knownFor distinct administrative status within France
papal jurisdiction
language French
Occitan NERFINISHED
legalStatusBefore1791 sovereign papal territory
locatedIn Provence NERFINISHED
Vaucluse NERFINISHED
southeastern France
namedAfter Venaissin NERFINISHED
partOf Papal States NERFINISHED
States of the Church NERFINISHED
presentIn Kingdom of France territory
religion Roman Catholicism
sovereign Holy See NERFINISHED
Pope NERFINISHED

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commune of Carpentras partOf historical region of Comtat Venaissin
subject surface form: Carpentras