Greater Lyon
Arrondissement of Villefranche-sur-Saône
Éveux

Sainte Marie de La Tourette

Sainte Marie de La Tourette is a Dominican Order priory, located on a hillside near , , designed by the architect Le Corbusier, the architect’s final building.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Description: convent located in Rhône, in France
  • Also known as: “Convent of Sainte-Marie de La Tourette”, “couvent de La Tourette”, “couvent Sainte-Marie de La Tourette”, “Le Corbusier’s Convent of La Tourette”, and “Sainte Marie de La Tourette building”
  • Address: Couvent de la Tourette, Éveux, 69210

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Glacière de la Tourette and Gare de l’Arbresle.

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is situated 170 metres west of Sainte Marie de La Tourette.

Railway station
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is a railway station, which is situated 1½ km north of Sainte Marie de La Tourette.

Railway station
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is a railway station, which is situated 2 km southwest of Sainte Marie de La Tourette.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sourcieux-les-Mines and L’Arbresle.

Village
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is a commune in the department in eastern .

Village
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L'Arbresle is a commune of the department, eastern . Composer Claude Terrasse and inventor Barthélemy Thimonnier were born in L'Arbresle.

Village
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is a commune in the department in eastern .

Sainte Marie de La Tourette

Latitude
45.81967° or 45° 49′ 11″ north
Longitude
4.62256° or 4° 37′ 21″ east
Elevation
378 metres (1,240 feet)
Inception
1960
Open location code
8FQ6RJ9F+V2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 139253125
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­chapel
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­catholic
Geo­Names ID
11054935
Wiki­data ID
Q1902867
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Sainte Marie de La Tourette” goes by many names.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as La Tourette and Domaine de la Tourette.

Nearby Places

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