Place de la Comédie

The Place de la Comédie is a 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.

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Type: Pedestrian zone
Description: city square in Montpellier, France
Also known as: “Comedy Square” and “Place de la Comedie”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fontaine des Trois Grâces and Gaumont Comédie.

Fontaine des Trois Grâces

Fountain

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Fontaine des Trois Grâces is a fountain.

Gaumont Comédie

Movie theater

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Gaumont Comédie is a movie theater.

Opéra national de Montpellier

Theater building

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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 150 metres southwest of Place de la Comédie.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Antigone and Castelnau-le-Lez.

Antigone

Neighborhood

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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

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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

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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

Category: square
Location: Montpellier, Arrondissement of Montpellier, Hérault, Occitanie, France, Europe
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Latitude

43.6087° or 43° 36′ 31″ north

Longitude

3.88006° or 3° 52′ 48″ east

Elevation

46 metres (151 feet)

Named after

Opéra national de Montpellier

Open location code

8FM5JV5J+F2

OpenStreetMap ID

way 80524864

OpenStreetMap feature

highway=pedestrian

GeoNames ID

8657524

Wikidata ID

Q1065164

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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”
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”
“Place de la Comédie”

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