Vence
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| Vence | |
|---|---|
| Country | |
| Région | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Départment | Alpes-Maritimes |
| Arrondissement | Grasse |
| Canton | Vence |
| INSEE | 06157 |
| Postal Code | 06140 |
| Mayor Current Term | Pierre Marchou 2001-2008 |
| Intercommunality | Communauté d'agglomération de Nice-Côte d'Azur |
| Longitude | 07° 06' 51" E |
| Latitude | 43° 43' 25" N |
| Altitudes | average : 325 m minimum : 40 m maximum : 1,033 m |
| Area | 39.23 km² |
| Population without double-counting | (Vençois) 16,982 inhab. (1999) |
| Population Density | 432 inhab./km² |
Vence is a small French town and commune set in the hills of the Alpes Maritimes département, between Nice and Antibes.
Miscellanea
It is famous as a home for artists, sculptors and painters.D H Lawrence died here in March 1930. His remains were later exhumed and taken to a ranch in New Mexico.
There is a small chapel, Chapelle du Saint-Marie du Rosaire (1948, completed in 1951), decorated with stained glass and other fittings by Henri Matisse.
Famous residents
- Maurice Boitel (b.1919), artist
- Henri Calet (1904–1956), writer
- Marc Chagall, artist
- Raoul Dufy, artist
- Henri Matisse (1869-1954, artist
- Jacques (artist) and Gwen Raverat (artist and writer)
Ecclesiastical history
The first known Bishop of Vence is Severus, bishop in 439 and perhaps as early as 419.Among others are: St. Veranus, son of St. Eucherius, Archbishop of Lyon and a monk of Lérins, bishop before 451 and at least until 465; St. Lambert, first a Benedictine monk (died 1154); Cardinal Alessandro Farnese (1505-11).
Antoine Godeau, Bishop of Grasse, was named Bishop of Vence in 1638; the Holy See wished to unite the two dioceses. Meeting with opposition from the chapter and the clergy of Vence Godeau left Grasse in 1653, to remain Bishop of Vence, which see he held until 1672.
The diocese of Nice now unites the three former Dioceses of Nice, Grasse and Vence.
[Vence Cathedral:[link],[link]]
Sources and external links
- This article incorporates text from the public-domain Catholic Encyclopedia.
- [Street Map of Vence]
- [Informative English language site on the attractions of the town and region].
- [French language Wikipedia] has an article about Henri Calet.
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