Our Lady of the Fountains
Our Lady of the Fountain is a Roman Catholic shrine located four kilometers from La Brigue, France, very close to the Italian border. The name derives from seven local springs that emerge from the rocks.Photo: Mmo75, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: rene boulay, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Church
- Description: chapel in La Brigue, France
- Also known as: “Chapelle de la Madone des Fontaines”, “Chapelle Notre Dame des Fontaines”, and “Chapelle Notre-Dame-des-Fontaines”
- Address: La Brigue, 06430
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include La Brigue railway halt and Chapelle Saint-Michel de La Brigue.
La Brigue railway halt
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
La Brigue railway halt is a railway station, which is situated 4 km west of Our Lady of the Fountains.
Chapelle Saint-Michel de La Brigue
Church
Photo: Tangopaso, Public domain.
Chapelle Saint-Michel de La Brigue is a church, which is situated 3 km west of Our Lady of the Fountains.
Chapelle des Pénitents blancs de La Brigue
Church
Photo: Tangopaso, Public domain.
Chapelle des Pénitents blancs de La Brigue is a church, which is situated 3 km west of Our Lady of the Fountains.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Piaggia and Upega.
Piaggia
Hamlet
Photo: Arbenganese, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Piaggia is a frazione—comparable to a hamlet—located in the comune of Briga Alta, Province of Cuneo in the region of Piedmont, Italy. It is one of three frazioni that form Briga Alta, alongside Carnino and Upega. Piaggia is situated 8 km east of Our Lady of the Fountains.
Upega
Hamlet
Photo: Arbenganese, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Upega is a frazione—similar to a hamlet—located in the comune of Briga Alta, Province of Cuneo in the region of Piedmont, Italy. It is one of three frazioni that form Briga Alta, alongside Carnino and Piaggia. Upega is situated 9 km northeast of Our Lady of the Fountains.
Our Lady of the Fountains
- Categories: chapel, building, tourism, tourist attraction, historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: La Brigue, Arrondissement of Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France, Europe
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Latitude
44.06233° or 44° 3′ 44″ northLongitude
7.65438° or 7° 39′ 16″ eastElevation
879 metres (2,884 feet)Inception
12th centuryOpen location code
8FP93M63+WPOpenStreetMap ID
way 178969261OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=chapelOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From French to Turkish—“Our Lady of the Fountains” goes by many names.
- French: “chapelle Notre-Dame-des-Fontaines de la Brigue”
- French: “Chapelle Notre-Dame-des-Fontaines de La Brigue”
- French: “église Notre-Dame des Fontaines de La Brigue”
- Italian: “Cappella della Madonna delle Fontane”
- Italian: “chiesa della Madonna del Fontano”
- Italian: “santuario di Nostra Signora del Fontan”
- Italian: “Santuario di Nostra Signora del Fontan”
- Turkish: “Notre-Dame-des-Fontaines de la Brigue Şapeli”
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