François Mitterrand. Vincent Almendros (born 1978), writer, winner of the 2015 prix Françoise Sagan Sport Éric Di Meco (born 1963), former footballer with 342 club caps and 23 with France Jean Alesi, (born 1964), professional racing driver for Formula 1 & DTM Teddy Richert (born 1974), goalkeeper coach and former goalkeeper with 464 club caps Cédric Carrasso (born 1981), former footballer with 379 club caps Philippe Toledo (born 1983), former footballer with 449 club caps Camille Ayglon (born 1985), retired handballer with 270 caps with France women and an Olympic team silver medallist Benoît Richaud (born 1988), figure skating choreographer and former competitive ice dancer. Benoît Paire (born 1989), tennis player, best singles ranking is World No. 18, in January 2016 Younès Belhanda (born 1990), footballer with over 360 club caps and 58 for Morocco Tony Gigot (born 1990), rugby league footballer with 233 club caps and 19 for France Giuliano Alesi (born 1999), Super Formula driver Clément Novalak (born 2000), FIA Formula 2 driver Pierre-Louis Chovet (born 2002), racing driver See also Avenir Club Avignonnais, a French association football team Battle of Avignon (737) Councils of Avignon, councils of the Roman Catholic Church Notes References Sources External links Tourist office website City council website Avignon greater metropolitan area website Google Earth view of Avignon Communes of Vaucluse Cities in France Prefectures in France World Heritage Sites in France Universities in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Populated places on the Rhône Populated riverside places in France Cavares