Observatoire des Carrières
Observatoire des Carrières is in Vers-Pont-du-Gard, Arrondissement of Nîmes, Occitanie. Observatoire des Carrières is situated nearby to the quarry Carrières de Vers, as well as near the community center Maison de la Pierre.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pont du Gard and Chapelle Saint-Caprais de Castillon-du-Gard.
Pont du Gard
The Pont du Gard is an ancient Roman aqueduct bridge built in the first century AD to carry water over 50 km to the Roman colony of Nemausus. It crosses the river Gardon near the town of Vers-Pont-du-Gard in southern France. Pont du Gard is situated 3½ km south of Observatoire des Carrières.
Chapelle Saint-Caprais de Castillon-du-Gard
Chapel
Photo: EmDee, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chapelle Saint-Caprais de Castillon-du-Gard is situated 1½ km east of Observatoire des Carrières.
Église Saint-Pierre de Vers
Church
Photo: Marianne Casamance, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Église Saint-Pierre de Vers is a church, which is situated 1¼ km south of Observatoire des Carrières.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Flaux and Remoulins.
Flaux
Village
Photo: Bastien marie-françoise, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Flaux is a commune in the Gard department in southern France. The municipality is located at a distance of about 570 km south of Paris, 70 km northeast of Montpellier, and 24 km northeast of Nîmes. Flaux is situated 5 km northwest of Observatoire des Carrières.
Remoulins
Remoulins is a town in Languedoc-Roussillon in France, best known for Roman aqueduct the Pont du Gard.
Saint-Bonnet-du-Gard
Village
Photo: Christian Ferrer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint-Bonnet-du-Gard is a commune in the Gard department in southern France. Saint-Bonnet-du-Gard is situated 6 km south of Observatoire des Carrières.
Observatoire des Carrières
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- Categories: information and tourism
- Location: Vers-Pont-du-Gard, Arrondissement of Nîmes, Gard, Occitanie, France, Europe
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Latitude
43.97818° or 43° 58′ 41″ northLongitude
4.52972° or 4° 31′ 47″ eastElevation
101 metres (331 feet)Open location code
8FM6XGHH+7VOpenStreetMap ID
node 13764799983OpenStreetMap feature
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Carrières de Vers and Maison de la Pierre.
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