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Petite France

The Petite France, in Alsatian dialect: Französel; "Little France"), also known as the Quartier des Tanneurs is the south-western part of the of in Alsace in eastern France, the most central and characteristic of the city that forms the historic center.
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  • Type: Neighborhood
  • Description: historic quarter of the French city of Strasbourg
  • Also known as: “La Petite France”, “Little France”, and “Petite France, Strasbourg”
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest

Highlights include Église méthodiste de Sion, Strasbourg and Anciennes glacières.

Church
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is a church.

Historic site
Photo: Schlosser Saunal, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a historic site.

Protected area
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The is an that lies at the historic centre of , France. Its name derives from the fact that it is surrounded on one side by the main channel of the and on the other side by the Canal du Faux-Rempart, a canalised arm of that river.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Strasbourg and Hautepierre.

Photo: stefano Merli, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, in Alsace, is the capital of the Grand-Est region of and is most widely known for hosting a number of important European institutions.

Suburb
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is a suburb, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Petite France.

Suburb
is a suburb in the southern district of the French city of . Administratively, it is part of "Neuhof, Stockfeld, Ganzau" one of the ten districts of Strasbourg. is situated 5 km southeast of Petite France.

Petite France

Latitude
48.58137° or 48° 34′ 53″ north
Longitude
7.74218° or 7° 44′ 32″ east
Elevation
135 metres (443 feet)
Open location code
8FW9HPJR+GV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2597701571
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Geo­Names ID
11881292
Wiki­data ID
Q965606
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Petite France” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “فرنسا الصغيرة”
  • Basque: “Petite France (Estrasburgo)”
  • Basque: “Petite France”
  • Chinese: “小法兰西”
  • Dutch: “Petite France”
  • Esperanto: “Eta Francio”
  • French: “Petite France”
  • German: “Petite France”
  • Greek: “Petite France”
  • Greek: “Μικρή Γαλλία”
  • Hebrew: “Petite France”
  • Hebrew: “פטיט פראנס”
  • Hebrew: “צרפת הקטנה”
  • Italian: “Petite France”
  • Korean: “쁘띠뜨 프랑스”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Petite France”
  • Norwegian: “Petite France”
  • Polish: “Petite France”
  • Russian: “Маленькая Франция (Страсбург)”
  • Russian: “Маленькая Франция”
  • Slovenian: “Petite France, Strasbourg”
  • Slovenian: “Petite France”
  • Spanish: “Petite France”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Petite France”. Photo: Ctruongngoc, CC BY-SA 3.0.