Avalon
Avalon is a village outside Pontcharra, Isère département, eastern France. It is part of the commune Saint-Maximin. It is notable for being the birthplace of Saint Hugh of Lincoln, and for the Tour d'Avalon, a tower in the village.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: village outside of Pontcharra, Isère département, France
- Also known as: “Avalon, France”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tour d’Avalon and Château Bayard.
Château Bayard
Castle
Photo: Jean.plouis, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Château Bayard is a castle in the commune of Pontcharra in the département of Isère, and dominates the valley of Grésivaudan in the Dauphiné Alps. Château Bayard has been listed as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture since 1915.
Equestrian statue of the Chevalier de Bayard
Memorial
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Equestrian statue of the Chevalier de Bayard is a memorial.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pontcharra and Le Moutaret.
Pontcharra
Village
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Pontcharra is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.
Le Moutaret
Village
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Le Moutaret is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. Le Moutaret is situated 4½ km east of Avalon.
Chapareillan
Village
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Chapareillan is a commune in the Isère department and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France. Chapareillan is situated 5 km northwest of Avalon.
Avalon
- Categories: village and locality
- Location: Saint-Maximin, Arrondissement of Grenoble, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude
45.42993° or 45° 25′ 48″ northLongitude
6.03188° or 6° 1′ 55″ eastElevation
387 metres (1,270 feet)Open location code
8FQ8C2HJ+XQOpenStreetMap ID
node 2267614347OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Uzbek—“Avalon” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “阿瓦隆”
- Dutch: “Avalon”
- French: “Avalon”
- Russian: “Авалон (Франция)”
- Uzbek: “Avalon (Fransiya)”
- Uzbek: “Avalon”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Place Saint-Hugues d’Avallon and Aire camping-car Saint-Maximin.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Avalon”. Photo: Samat, CC BY-SA 3.0.