Bel Air

Bel Air is a quarter in Orléans, Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire. Bel Air is situated nearby to the hamlet Cité Emile Zola, as well as near Clos de l’Image.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Main Cemetery of Orléans and Église Sainte-Jeanne-d’Arc d’Orléans.

Main Cemetery of Orléans

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The Main Cemetery of Orléans is the most important cemetery in Orléans and in the department of Loiret. Now measuring 15 hectares, it lies beside the railway line and its entrance is on boulevard Lamartine It includes a military square, an ossuary and a remembrance garden.

Église Sainte-Jeanne-d’Arc d’Orléans

Church

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Église Sainte-Jeanne-d’Arc d’Orléans is a church.

Orléans station

Railway station

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Orléans station is a railway station serving the city Orléans, Loiret department, central France. It is situated on the Paris–Bordeaux railway. The Gare d'Orléans is a terminus station, and therefore TGV and most other long-distance trains only serve the nearby Les Aubrais station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fleury-les-Aubrais and Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle.

Fleury-les-Aubrais

Town

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Fleury-les-Aubrais is a commune in the Loiret department, Centre-Val de Loire, France. It is a northern suburb of Orléans. As a part of German-occupied France, its railway station was destroyed in 1944 by the Combined Bomber Offensive.

Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle

Town

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Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle is a commune in the Loiret department in the administrative region of Centre-Val de Loire, France. It is located about 3.5 km from Orléans. Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle is situated 3 km west of Bel Air.