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The city was occupied by France in 1673, 1679, 1690, 1697 and 1702–1713 before it was finally ceded to France in 1713 under the Treaty of Utrecht. [10] Following the French Revolution in 1789, Orange was absorbed into the French department of Drôme, then Bouches-du-Rhône, then finally Vaucluse. However, the title remained with the Dutch ...
The Triumphal Arch of Orange (French: Arc de triomphe d'Orange) is a triumphal arch located in the town of Orange, southeast France. [1] There is debate about when the arch was built, [2] but current research that accepts the inscription as evidence (27 BC–AD 14) [3] favours a date during the reign of emperor Augustus. [4]
The Roman Theatre of Orange (French: Théâtre antique d'Orange) is a Roman theatre in Orange, Vaucluse, France. It was built early in the 1st century AD. It was built early in the 1st century AD. The structure is owned by the municipality of Orange and is the home of the summer opera festival, the Chorégies d'Orange .
Orange Cathedral (Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-Nazareth d'Orange) is a Roman Catholic church and former cathedral, and national monument of France, located in the town of Orange, Vaucluse. History [ edit ]
In 1365, Orange university was founded by Charles IV when he was in Arles for his coronation as king of Arles.. Orange within papal Comtat Venaissin as of 1547. In 1431, the Count of Provence waived taxation duties for Orange's rulers (Mary of Baux-Orange and Jean de Châlons of Burgundy) in exchange for liquid assets to be used for a ransom.
The canton of Orange is an administrative division of the Vaucluse department, in southeastern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Orange. [2] It consists of the following communes: [2] Caderousse; Orange; Piolenc
The Chorégies d'Orange is a summer opera festival held each August in Orange located about 21 kilometres north of Avignon in southern France. Performances are presented in the ancient Roman theatre , the Théâtre Antique d'Orange , the original stage wall of which has remained intact, creating a semi-circular auditorium which seats 9,000.
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