Vienne (English spelling)

Japanese: ビエンヌ（英語表記）Vienne

A town in the Isère department in southeastern France. It is an ancient capital, river port city, and industrial city that developed on the slope of the left bank of the Rhône River, about 30 km south of Lyon. After Caesar's expedition, it developed as one of the Gallo-Roman cities. It became the capital of a region that included Burgundy and Provence, and became part of the Holy Roman Empire in 882. It was a French territory from 1349. It was the seat of an archbishopric until the French Revolution. It is a distribution center for agricultural products, and in addition to the worsted industry that has existed since the Middle Ages, mechanical and chemical industries are also active. In addition to ancient ruins such as a Roman theater (excavated in 1922), a Roman fort, and a Roman amphitheater, there are also the Basilica of St. Pierre (5th century) and the Basilica of St. Maurice. Population 30,386 (1990).

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Japanese:

フランス南東部，イゼール県にある町。リヨン南方約 30km，ローヌ川左岸の斜面上に発達した古都，河港都市，工業都市。カエサル遠征後，ガロ・ローマ都市の一つとして発展。ブルゴーニュ，プロバンス両地方を含む地域の首都となり，882年神聖ローマ帝国の一部となった。 1349年以降フランス領。フランス革命までは大司教座がおかれた。農産物の集散地で，中世以来の梳毛工業のほか，機械・化学工業も活発。ローマ劇場 (1922発掘) ，ローマ要塞，ローマ円形競技場などの古代の遺跡のほか，聖ピエール聖堂 (5世紀) ，聖モーリス聖堂などがある。人口3万 386 (1990) 。

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