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It was from 1309 to 1377 the home of the Popes, and from 1377 to 1403 of the anti-popes. The Palais des Papes is still the main tourist attraction. The second is the remains of the old bridge, which is featrured in a French children's song 'Sur le pont d'Avignon'.

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