Val-de-Grâce

The Church of the Val-de-Grâce is a Roman Catholic church in the of . The church was built as part of a royal abbey by Anne of Austria, the Queen of France, to celebrate the birth of her son, Louis XIV in 1638.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Description: church of the former abbey in Paris, France
  • Also known as: “Church of the Val-de-Grace”, “Church of the Val-de-Grâce”, “Eglise du Val-de-Grace”, “Église du Val-de-Grâce”, and “Val-de-Grace”
  • Address: 1 Place Alphonse Laveran

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include École normale supérieure and ESPCI Paris.

University
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The – PSL is a grande école in , . It is one of the constituent members of Paris Sciences et Lettres University. Due to its selectivity, historical role, and influence within French society, the ENS is generally considered the most prestigious of the grandes écoles, as well as one of the most prestigious higher education institutions in France. is situated 250 metres northeast of Val-de-Grâce.

University
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is a grande école founded in 1882 by the city of , . It educates undergraduate and graduate students in physics, chemistry and biology and conducts high-level research in those fields. is situated 380 metres east of Val-de-Grâce.

College
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The is a private music conservatory located in the of Paris. It was founded in 1894 by Charles Bordes, Alexandre Guilmant and Vincent d'Indy as a counterbalance to the Paris Conservatoire's emphasis on opera. is situated 110 metres north of Val-de-Grâce.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include 5th arrondissement and Quartier de Croulebarbe.

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The of Paris is one of the best known of the city's central districts, located on the Left Bank of the river Seine. Also commonly known as the "Latin Quarter" because the first great Parisian university, the Sorbonne, was founded here and Latin was the language the medieval period students used once to speak.

Quarter
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is a quarter.

Suburb
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The of Paris is a district in on the of the , around the . Located in the city's and the arrondissements, it is known for its concentration of universities.

Val-de-Grâce

Latitude
48.84053° or 48° 50′ 26″ north
Longitude
2.34188° or 2° 20′ 31″ east
Elevation
62 metres (203 feet)
Open location code
8FW4R8RR+6Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 59846865
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­catholic
Geo­Names ID
6946996
Wiki­data ID
Q2601262
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Turkish—“Val-de-Grâce” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Վալ դե Գրաս եկեղեցի”
  • Armenian: “Վալ դը Գրաս եկեղեցի”
  • Chinese: “聖寵谷教堂”
  • Czech: “Kostel Val-de-Grâce”
  • Dutch: “Église du Val-de-Grâce”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه فال دى جريس”
  • Finnish: “Val-de-Grâcen kirkko”
  • French: “Église du Val de Grâce”
  • French: “eglise du Val-de-Grace”
  • French: “Eglise du Val-de-Grâce”
  • French: “église du Val-de-Grâce”
  • French: “Église Notre-Dame du Val-de-Grâce”
  • German: “Église du Val-de-Grâce”
  • Hebrew: “כנסיית ואל-דה-גראס”
  • Indonesian: “Gereja Val-de-Grâce”
  • Italian: “chiesa del Val-de-Grâce”
  • Italian: “Chiesa del Val-de-Grâce”
  • Italian: “Chiesa di Val-de-Grâce”
  • Japanese: “ヴァル・ド・グラース教会”
  • Malay: “Gereja Val-de-Grâce”
  • Polish: “Kościół Val-de-Grâce w Paryżu”
  • Portuguese: “Igreja de Val-de-Grâce”
  • Russian: “Церковь Валь-де-Грас”
  • Slovenian: “cerkev Val-de-Grâce”
  • Slovenian: “église du Val-de-Grâce”
  • Spanish: “iglesia de Val-de-Grace”
  • Spanish: “iglesia de Val-de-Grâce”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia de Val-de-Grâce”
  • Swedish: “Val-de-Grâce”
  • Turkish: “Val-de-Grâce Kilisesi”

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