| Villeneuve-lès-Avignon | |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Arrondissement: | Nîmes |
| Canton: | Villeneuve-lès-Avignon |
| Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason_de_la_ville_de_Villeneuve-lès-Avignon_(30).svg |
| Insee: | 30351 |
| Postal Code: | 30400 |
| Mayor: | Pascale Bories[1] |
| Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
| Intercommunality: | CA Grand Avignon |
| Coordinates: | 43.9672°N 4.7967°W |
| Elevation M: | 25 |
| Elevation Min M: | 10 |
| Elevation Max M: | 181 |
| Area Km2: | 18.27 |
Villeneuve-lès-Avignon (in French pronounced as /vil'nœv lez‿avi'ɲɔ̃/; Provençal: Vilanòva d’Avinhon) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France. It can also be spelled Villeneuve-lez-Avignon.
In the 6th century the Benedictine abbey of St André was founded on Mount Andaon, and the village which grew up round it took its name. The city itself was founded by Philippe le Bel and boasts a castle he built, Fort Saint-André.
The town was also the resort of the French cardinals during the sojourn of the popes at Avignon, in the 14th century.
It is located on the right (western) bank of the river Rhône, opposite Avignon.
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France.
Villeneuve-lès-Avignon is twinned with:
San Miniato, Italy