La Villette
La Villette is a quarter in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur and has about 8,310 residents. La Villette is situated nearby to the quarter Saint-Mauront, as well as near the neighborhood Les Quais d’Arenc.- Type: Quarter with 8,310 residents
- Description: administrative quarter of the 3rd arrondissement of Marseille, France
- Also known as: “Villette”
- Postal code: 13003
Places of Interest
Highlights include Désirée Clary and Marseille-Saint-Charles station.
Marseille-Saint-Charles station
Railway station
Marseille-Saint-Charles is the main railway station and intercity bus station of Marseille, France. It is the southern terminus of the Paris–Marseille railway and the western terminus of the Marseille–Ventimiglia railway.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include 3rd arrondissement of Marseille and Arenc.
3rd arrondissement of Marseille
Suburb
The 3rd arrondissement of Marseille is one of the 16 arrondissements of Marseille. It is governed locally together with the 2nd arrondissement, with which it forms the 2nd sector of Marseille.
La Joliette
Quarter
La Joliette is a neighbourhood of the 2nd arrondissement of Marseille located at the start of the autonomous port of Marseille.
La Villette
- Categories: administrative quarter of Marseille and locality
- Location: Marseille, Arrondissement of Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.31196° or 43° 18′ 43″ north
Longitude
5.37285° or 5° 22′ 22″ east
Population
8,310
Elevation
23 metres (75 feet)
Open location code
8FM7896F+Q4
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarter
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Occitan—“La Villette” goes by many names.
- French: “La Villette”
- French: “Villette”
- Occitan (post 1500): “La Vileta”
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Localities in the Area
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Highlights include École maternelle Villette Fonscolombe and Centre d’animation et de loisirs de Fonscolombes.
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