La Croix de la Taton
La Croix de la Taton is a wayside cross in Orcines, Arrondissement of Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. La Croix de la Taton is situated nearby to the town hall Mairie d’Orcines, as well as near the church Église Saint-Julien d’Orcines.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Église Saint-Julien d’Orcines and Puy-de-Dôme.
Église Saint-Julien d’Orcines
Church
Photo: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Église Saint-Julien d’Orcines is a church, which is situated 450 metres north of La Croix de la Taton.
Puy-de-Dôme
Volcano
Photo: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Puy de Dôme is a lava dome and one of the youngest volcanoes in the Chaîne des Puys region of Massif Central in central France. This chain of volcanoes including numerous cinder cones, lava domes and maars is far from the edge of any tectonic plate. Puy-de-Dôme is situated 3½ km west of La Croix de la Taton.
Golf des volcans
Golf course
Photo: Clermont63, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Golf des volcans is a golf course, which is situated 2 km northwest of La Croix de la Taton.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chamalières and Clermont-Ferrand.
Chamalières
Town
Photo: Alexandre.chassignon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chamalières is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, central France. With 17,509 inhabitants, Chamalières is the fourth-largest town in the department. Chamalières is situated 4½ km east of La Croix de la Taton.
Clermont-Ferrand
Clermont-Ferrand is a city in central France, the capital of the Auvergne region. Population 140,000.
Égaules
Hamlet
Égaules is a small hamlet, part of the Volvic commune in Puy-de-Dôme département, in Auvergne, France. It is situated at an altitude of 800 m upon a spur, where the thalweg is incised at 666 m above sea level. Égaules is situated 6 km north of La Croix de la Taton.
La Croix de la Taton
- Type: Wayside cross
- Category: historic site
- Location: Orcines, Arrondissement of Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude
45.77948° or 45° 46′ 46″ northLongitude
3.01098° or 3° 0′ 40″ eastOpen location code
8FQ5Q2H6+Q9OpenStreetMap ID
node 13276198694OpenStreetMap feature
historic=wayside_cross
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mairie d’Orcines and Bureau de Poste de Orcines.
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