Porcio
Porcio is a locality in Castagniers, Arrondissement of Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. Porcio is situated nearby to the village Castagniers, as well as near the hamlet Les Moulins.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Castagniers Abbey and Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix de Castagniers.
Castagniers Abbey
Monastery
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Castagniers Abbey is a Cistercian nunnery, in Castagniers, 12 km from Nice in the Alpes-Maritimes departement in southwestern France. In 1865, Dom Marie-Bernard Barnouin, restorer of Sénanque Abbey, founded a Cistercian community for women in Mane in the diocese of Digne, and in 1869, another in Reillanne, the Abbaye de Notre-Dame des Prés.
Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix de Castagniers
Church
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Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix de Castagniers is a church.
Église Saint-Michel de Castagniers
Church
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Église Saint-Michel de Castagniers is a church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aspremont and Saint-Blaise.
Aspremont
Village
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Aspremont is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France.
Saint-Blaise
Village
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Saint-Blaise is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes département in southeastern France. Saint-Blaise is situated 2½ km north of Porcio.
Tourrette-Levens
Village
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Tourrette-Levens is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France. Tourrette-Levens is situated 3½ km east of Porcio.
Porcio
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Porsio”
- Location: Castagniers, Arrondissement of Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France, Europe
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Latitude
43.79976° or 43° 47′ 59″ northLongitude
7.23013° or 7° 13′ 49″ eastElevation
340 metres (1,115 feet)Open location code
8FM9Q6XJ+W3GeoNames ID
2986068
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