La Pointe-Rouge
La Pointe-Rouge is a quarter in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur and has about 8,230 residents. La Pointe-Rouge is situated nearby to the suburb 8th arrondissement of Marseille, as well as near the quarter La Vieille-Chapelle.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Quarter with 8,230 residents
- Description: administrative quarter of the 8th arrondissement of Marseille, France
- Also known as: “La Pointe Rouge”, “Pointe Rouge”, and “Pointe-Rouge”
- Postal code: 13008
Places of Interest
Highlights include Château Pastré and Église Sainte-Eusébie.
Château Pastré
Manor estate
Photo: Charliemoon, CC0.
The Château Pastré, formerly known as the Château de Montredon, is a 19th-century building in the Montredon suburb in the south of Marseille, France. Originally the property of the wealthy merchant Pastré family, as of 2012, it housed a local faience pottery museum, the Musée de la Faïence de Marseille.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include 8th arrondissement of Marseille and Sainte-Anne.
8th arrondissement of Marseille
Suburb
Photo: Charliemoon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The 8th arrondissement of Marseille is one of the 16 arrondissements of Marseille, France. It is governed locally together with the 6th arrondissement, with which it forms the 4th sector of Marseille.
Mazargues
Quarter
Mazargues is a former village and now a neighbourhood of the 9th arrondissement in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. Mazargues is situated 2½ km east of La Pointe-Rouge.
La Pointe-Rouge
- Categories: administrative quarter of Marseille and locality
- Location: Marseille, Arrondissement of Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France, Europe
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Latitude
43.24364° or 43° 14′ 37″ northLongitude
5.37112° or 5° 22′ 16″ eastPopulation
8,230Elevation
35 metres (115 feet)Open location code
8FM769VC+FCOpenStreetMap ID
node 4409447423OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarterGeoNames ID
11919758Wikidata ID
Q3211774
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In Other Languages
From French to Occitan—“La Pointe-Rouge” goes by many names.
- French: “La Pointe Rouge”
- French: “La Pointe-Rouge”
- French: “Pointe Rouge”
- French: “Pointe-Rouge”
- Occitan (post 1500): “La Poncha Roja”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as La Vieille-Chapelle and Montredon.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Marché de la Pointe Rouge and Place Joseph Vidal.
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