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Avignon University

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Public university based in Avignon, France

Avignon University (French: Avignon Université; formerly known as Université d'Avignon et des Pays de Vaucluse) is a public university located in Avignon, France, and founded in 1303. Avignon University is situated on two campuses: the Hannah Arendt Campus, located in the city centre of Avignon, and the Jean-Henri Fabre Campus, which is on the outskirts of town and includes the Agroparc facility for STEM teaching and research, as well as the Avignon University Institute of Technology.2 It employed 657 people.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1303Founded1
  • Industryhigher education1
  • HeadquartersAvignon, France1
  • Websiteuniv-avignon.fr
  • Legal formpublic scientific, cultural or professional establishment1
  • Kind of organizationGovernment entity1
  • LEI9695001V73SUF3WQC8483
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)3
  • Registered address74 RUE LOUIS PASTEUR, 84000 Avignon, France3
  • Registered withNational Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies, 1984068523

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Avignon University (French: Avignon Université; formerly known as Université d'Avignon et des Pays de Vaucluse) is a public university located in Avignon, France, and founded in 1303.2

Corporate structure

Avignon University sits at the top of its group. 9 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Avignon University Avignon, France
    • Centre Norbert Elias Subsidiary · France
    • Centre pour l'édition électronique ouverte Subsidiary · 13th arrondissement of Marseille, France
    • History, Archaeology, Literatures of the medieval Christian and Muslim worlds Subsidiary · 7th arrondissement of Lyon, France
    • Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron Subsidiary · Montpellier, France
    • LIA Subsidiary · Avignon, France
    • Low Noise Inter-Disciplinary Underground Science & Technology Subsidiary · Rustrel, France
    • Mediterranean Institute of Biodiversity and Ecology Subsidiary · 3rd arrondissement of Marseille, France
    • Sciences et Technologies des Cultures et Sociétés Numériques Subsidiary · Avignon, France

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

The university was founded in 1303 by Pope Boniface VIII, and closed in 1792 during the French Revolution. It was re-opened as L'Université d'Avignon et des Pays de Vaucluse in 1984 following the 1963 establishment of an annex of Faculté des Sciences d'Aix-Marseille in Avignon. The university was renamed Avignon Université in 2018.

From Wikipedia’s article on Avignon University, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Leadership

Who has led Avignon University, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chair

  1. Guy Cheymol1984–1988
  2. Françoise Pécaut1988–1992
  3. Bernard Blavoux1992–1997
  4. Henri Méloni1997–2002
  5. Michel Volle2002–2007
  6. Emmanuel Ethis2007–2015
  7. Philippe Ellerkamp2015–2023
  8. Georges Linares2023–now
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Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

  • Centre Norbert Elias
  • Centre pour l'édition électronique ouverte
  • History, Archaeology, Literatures of the medieval Christian and Muslim worlds
  • Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron
  • LIA
  • Low Noise Inter-Disciplinary Underground Science & Technology
  • Mediterranean Institute of Biodiversity and Ecology
  • Sciences et Technologies des Cultures et Sociétés Numériques

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 2018Renamed Name changed to Avignon Université1
  2. 1984Renamed Name changed to Université d'Avignon et des Pays de Vaucluse1
  3. 1303Founded Founded1

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