Antigone
Antigone is a neighbourhood of Montpellier, France, east of the city centre. It is best known for its architectural design by Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: neighborhood of the city of Montpellier, France
- Also known as: “Antigone District”, “Antigone, Montpellier”, and “neighborhood Antigone”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Don Bosco Church of Montpellier and Antigone Olympic Pool.
Antigone Olympic Pool
Sports venue
Photo: Fred Romero, CC BY 2.0.
Antigone Olympic Pool is a sports venue.
Montpellier St. Roch Railway Station
Railway station
Photo: Parisdreux, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Montpellier-Saint-Roch station is the main railway station in Montpellier, France. The station was formerly known as Gare de Montpellier, but since March 2005 it has been named after Saint Roch, a native of the city who was born in the 14th century.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Castelnau-le-Lez and Lattes.
Castelnau-le-Lez
Town
Photo: Vpe, Public domain.
Castelnau-le-Lez is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region of Southern France. Located on the outskirts of Montpellier, it is situated around 3 km north of the city centre. Castelnau-le-Lez is situated 4 km northeast of Antigone.
Lattes
Town
Photo: Alexander Baranov, CC BY 2.0.
Lattes is a commune in the Hérault département in the Occitanie region in southern France, located just on the outskirts of Montpellier. Lattes is situated 5 km south of Antigone.
Celleneuve
Neighborhood
Photo: Vpe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Celleneuve is a part of Mosson neighbourhood, in the West of the city of Montpellier, Hérault, France. The place name can be translated as new cellar. It first appeared in Aniane's cartulary, written in 799, where it is mentioned that Benedict of Aniane created a priory, called Cella nova on the soil of Juvignac, even before the city of Montpellier was founded. Celleneuve is situated 5 km west of Antigone.
Antigone
- Categories: housing estate and locality
- Location: Montpellier, Arrondissement of Montpellier, Hérault, Occitanie, France, Europe
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Latitude
43.6079° or 43° 36′ 28″ northLongitude
3.89027° or 3° 53′ 25″ eastElevation
23 metres (75 feet)Open location code
8FM5JV5R+54OpenStreetMap ID
node 416358957OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Antigone” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “quartier Antigone”
- Catalan: “Quartier Antigone”
- Dutch: “district Antigone”
- French: “Antigone (Montpellier)”
- French: “Antigone”
- French: “quartier Antigone”
- German: “Quartier Antigone”
- Japanese: “アンティゴーヌ”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Antigòna (Montpelhièr)”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Antigòna”
- Spanish: “area Antigona”
- Spanish: “barrio Antigone”
- Spanish: “Barrio Antigone”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hôtel de Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole and Pôle Territorial Montpellier.
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