Provence Power Station
Provence Power Station or Gardanne Power Station was an 868 MW coal-fired power station at Gardanne, France. It has a 297-meter-tall chimney, which is the tallest in France.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Puits Z and Gare de Gardanne.
Puits Z
Historic site
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Puits Z is a historic site, which is situated 1 km west of Provence Power Station.
Gare de Gardanne
Railway station
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Gare de Gardanne is a railway station, which is situated 2½ km southwest of Provence Power Station.
Marché de Gardanne
Marketplace
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Marché de Gardanne is a marketplace, which is situated 2 km southwest of Provence Power Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gardanne and Valabre.
Gardanne
Town
Gardanne is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France. Its inhabitants are called Gardannais.
Valabre
Hamlet
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Valabre is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km west of Provence Power Station.
Biver
Suburb
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Biver is a suburb, which is situated 4 km southwest of Provence Power Station.
Provence Power Station
- Type: Power station
- Description: French biomass power plant
- Categories: coal-fired power station, biomass-fired power station, and industry
- Location: Meyreuil, Arrondissement of Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Norwegian Bokmål—“Provence Power Station” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “普羅旺斯發電廠”
- Dutch: “Elektriciteitscentrale Provence”
- French: “centrale thermique de Provence”
- French: “Centrale thermique de Provence”
- German: “Kraftwerk Provence”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Provence kullkraftverk”
- Norwegian: “Provence kullkraftverk”
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