Musée des Amériques

The Musée des Amériques, formerly known as the Musée des Jacobins, is the town museum in Auch, the capital of the Gers department in France. It is located in the old city between the riverbank and the Cathédrale Sainte-Marie d'Auch.

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Type: Museum
Description: museum in Auch, France
Also known as: “Jacobin Museum, Auch”, “Musee des Jacobins”, “Musée des Jacobins”, and “Museum of the Americas, Auch”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Auch Cathedral and Tower of Armagnac, Auch.

Auch Cathedral

Church

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Auch Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church located in the town of Auch in the Midi-Pyrénées, France. It is a national monument, and is the seat of the Archbishopric of Auch. Auch Cathedral is situated 170 metres southwest of Musée des Amériques.

Tower of Armagnac, Auch

Tower of Armagnac, Auch

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Tower of Armagnac, Auch is situated 160 metres southwest of Musée des Amériques.

Monumental Staircase, Auch

Monumental Staircase, Auch

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Monumental Staircase, Auch is situated 180 metres south of Musée des Amériques.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Duran and Pavie.

Duran

Village

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Duran is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France. Duran is situated 3 km northwest of Musée des Amériques.

Pavie

Village

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Pavie is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France. Pavie is situated 4 km south of Musée des Amériques.

Pessan

Village

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Pessan is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France. Pessan is situated 6 km southeast of Musée des Amériques.

Musée des Amériques

Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
Location: Auch, Arrondissement of Auch, Gers, Occitanie, France, Europe
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Latitude

43.64721° or 43° 38′ 50″ north

Longitude

0.58762° or 0° 35′ 15″ east

Elevation

151 metres (495 feet)

Open location code

8FM2JHWQ+V2

OpenStreetMap ID

node 12162155664

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

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Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Turkish—“Musée des Amériques” goes by many names.

Catalan: “Antic convent dels Jacobins (Aush)”
Catalan: “Antic convent dels Jacobins”
French: “ex musée des Jacobins d’Auch”
French: “ex musée des Jacobins”
French: “musée d’Auch”
French: “musée des Amériques - Auch”
French: “Musée des Amériques d’Auch”
German: “Musée des Amériques – Auch”
Italian: “Musée des Amériques”
Spanish: “Museo del las Américas, Auch”
Turkish: “Musée des Amériques”
“Musée des Amériques - Auch”
“Musée des Amériques d’Auch”

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