Opéra

Opéra is a quarter in , , and has about 4,120 residents. Opéra is situated nearby to the quarter , as well as near .
  • Type: Quarter with 4,120 residents
  • Description: administrative district of the 1st arrondissement of Marseille, France
  • Also known as: “Opéra (quarter), Marseille” and “Opéra, Marseille”
  • Postal code: 13001

Places of Interest

Highlights include Opéra de Marseille and Musée Cantini.

Theater building
Photo: Fred Romero, CC BY 2.0.
The , known today as the Opéra Municipal, is an opera company located in , . In 1685, the city was the second in France after to have an opera house, which was erected on a tennis court.

Museum
The is a museum in that has been open to the public since 1936. The museum specializes in modern art, especially paintings from the first half of the 20th century.

Church
Photo: Peter17, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a Roman Catholic church in , France. It is served by the Société des missionnaires de la miséricorde divine. It was the church where Marcel Pagnol was secretly baptised.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Noailles and Marseille.

Quarter
Photo: IngolfBLN, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a quarter.

Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
With 1.6 million people in its urban area, is the second most populated city of the biggest Mediterranean port and the economic center of the region.

Quarter
is a district near Canebière, central . It is within the . Its name was given by Monseigneur Henri François Xavier de de Castelmoron, who famously helped during the Great Plague of Marseille.

Opéra

Latitude
43.29331° or 43° 17′ 36″ north
Longitude
5.37502° or 5° 22′ 30″ east
Population
4,120
Elevation
15 metres (49 feet)
Open location code
8FM779VG+82
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4397678537
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­quarter
Geo­Names ID
11919716
Wiki­data ID
Q3354533
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Swedish—“Opéra” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Opera”
  • Dutch: “Opéra”
  • French: “Opéra”
  • Italian: “Opéra (Marsiglia)”
  • Italian: “Opéra”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Opèra (Marselha)”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Opèra (quartier de Marselha)”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Opèra”
  • Swedish: “Opera”
  • Swedish: “Opéra”

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