La Joliette

La Joliette is a neighbourhood of the located at the start of the autonomous port of Marseille.
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  • Type: Quarter with 8,640 residents
  • Description: administrative quarter of the 2nd arrondissement of Marseille, France
  • Also known as: Joliette”, “Joliette, Marseille”, and “La Joliette, Marseille
  • Postal code: 13002

Places of Interest

Highlights include Joliette and Museum of Civilizations of Europe and the Mediterranean.

Metro station
is a metro station.

Museum
The Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilizations is a national museum located in , . It was inaugurated on 7 June 2013 as part of Marseille-Provence 2013, a year when Marseille was designated as the European Capital of Culture.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Le Panier and Marseille.

Suburb
is a suburb.

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.

La Joliette

Latitude
43.3048° or 43° 18′ 17″ north
Longitude
5.36673° or 5° 22′ 0″ east
Population
8,640
Open location code
8FM78938+WM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4397612199
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­quarter
Geo­Names ID
11919739
Wiki­data ID
Q3209887
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Swedish—“La Joliette” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: 拉若列特
  • Chinese: 若利耶特
  • Dutch: La Joliette
  • French: Joliette
  • French: La Joliette
  • German: La Joliette
  • Occitan (post 1500): La Jolieta
  • Swedish: La Joliette

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Place de la Joliette and Marseille Joliette.

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