Place de la Comédie
The Place de la Comédie is square in Montpellier, Hérault in Southern France. It is at the southeast point of the city centre, at, where the fortifications of the city were formerly located.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Christophe.Finot, CC BY-SA 2.5.
- Type: Tram stop
- Description: city square in Montpellier, France
- Also known as: “Comédie”, “Comedy Square”, and “place de la Comedie”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fontaine des Trois Grâces and Opéra national de Montpellier.
Fontaine des Trois Grâces
Fountain
Photo: Christophe.Finot, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Fontaine des Trois Grâces is a fountain.
Opéra national de Montpellier
Theater building
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Opéra national de Montpellier Languedoc-Roussillon is an opera company located in the Place de la Comédie in Montpellier, France. The company was established in 1755 and was granted the status of "National Opera" in 2002 by the French Ministry of Culture. Opéra national de Montpellier is situated 110 metres southwest of Place de la Comédie.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Antigone and Castelnau-le-Lez.
Antigone
Neighborhood
Antigone is a neighbourhood of Montpellier, France, east of the city centre. It is best known for its architectural design by Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura.
Castelnau-le-Lez
Town
Photo: Vpe, Public domain.
Castelnau-le-Lez is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region of Southern France. Located on the outskirts of Montpellier, it is situated around 3 km north of the city centre. Castelnau-le-Lez is situated 4½ km northeast of Place de la Comédie.
Celleneuve
Neighborhood
Photo: Vpe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Celleneuve is a part of Mosson neighbourhood, in the West of the city of Montpellier, Hérault, France. The place name can be translated as new cellar. It first appeared in Aniane's cartulary, written in 799, where it is mentioned that Benedict of Aniane created a priory, called Cella nova on the soil of Juvignac, even before the city of Montpellier was founded. Celleneuve is situated 4½ km west of Place de la Comédie.
Place de la Comédie
- Categories: square, railway stop, transport stop, and transportation
- Location: Montpellier, Arrondissement of Montpellier, Hérault, Occitanie, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.60841° or 43° 36′ 30″ northLongitude
3.87977° or 3° 52′ 47″ eastElevation
46 metres (151 feet)Operator
Transports de l’agglomération de MontpellierNetwork
TaMOpen location code
8FM5JV5H+9WOpenStreetMap ID
node 60939764OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stop_positionOpenStreetMap feature
railway=tram_stopOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yes
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Spanish—“Place de la Comédie” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Կոմեդիայի հրապարակ”
- Chinese: “喜剧广场”
- Chinese: “喜劇廣場”
- Dutch: “place de la Comédie”
- Egyptian Arabic: “ميدان الكوميديا”
- Esperanto: “Placo de la Komedio”
- French: “Fontaine des trois Grâces”
- French: “La fontaine des trois Grâces”
- French: “place de l’oeuf”
- French: “Place de la Comedie”
- French: “place de la Comédie”
- French: “Place de la Comédie”
- German: “Place de la Comédie (Montpellier)”
- Japanese: “コメディー広場”
- Korean: “코메디 광장”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Plaça de la Comèdia”
- Spanish: “Place de la Comedie”
- Spanish: “Place de la Comédie”
- Spanish: “plaza de la Comedia”
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