Editing Orange, Vaucluse (section)

==Main sights==
The town is renowned for its [[Roman architecture]]; its [[Roman theatre of Orange|Roman theatre]] is described as the most impressive still existing in Europe. The [[Triumphal Arch of Orange|Triumphal Arch]] is of uncertain age, but current research accepts the inscription as evidence of a date during the reign of emperor [[Augustus]]. The arch also contains an inscription dedicated to emperor [[Tiberius]] in AD 27, when it was reconstructed to celebrate the victories of [[Germanicus]] over the German tribes in the Rhineland. The arch, theatre, and surroundings were listed in 1981 by [[UNESCO]] as a [[World Heritage Site]].<ref name = "unesco">{{cite web |url = http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/163/ |title = Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the "Triumphal Arch" of Orange |website = UNESCO World Heritage Centre |publisher = United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization |access-date = 11 October 2021}}</ref>

The ''Musée'' (Museum) displays the biggest (7.56 x 5.90&nbsp;m) [[cadastre|cadastral]] Roman maps ever recovered, etched on marble. They cover the area between Orange, [[Nîmes]], and [[Montélimar]].