Montfavet


Montfavet is a district of the city of Avignon in the Vaucluse in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region.
In southern France, the district is well known for the psychiatric hospital, "Centre Hospitalier Montfavet Avignon" located Montdevergues.
Sculptor Camille Claudel was a patient in this hospital for thirty years.
Georges-Ernest Roux, a postman who lived in Avignon, founded the Universal Christian Church, claimed to be Jesus, and was famous under the name "Christ of Montfavet".