Font de la Foux
Font de la Foux is a fountain in Vence, Arrondissement of Grasse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. Font de la Foux is situated nearby to the city gate Porte du Signadour, as well as near Place Surian.Photo: MOSSOT, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Fountain
- Description: font in the center of Vence
- Also known as: “Alpes-Maritimes - Vence - ⛲ - fontaine de la Foux”, “Basse Fontaine”, “Europe - France - Alpes-Maritimes - Vence - font - fontaine de la Foux”, “France - Alpes-Maritimes - Vence - ⛲ - fontaine de la Foux”, and “Vence - ⛲ - fontaine de la Foux”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Vence Cathedral and Town hall of Vence.
Vence Cathedral
Church
Photo: Dchauvinfr, CC BY 1.0.
Vence Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church located in the town of Vence, Alpes-Maritimes, France. The cathedral was previously the seat of the Bishopric of Vence, abolished by the Concordat of 1801, when its territory was passed to the Diocese of Nice.
Town hall of Vence
Town hall
Photo: rene boulay, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Town hall of Vence is situated 130 metres northwest of Font de la Foux.
Château de Villeneuve
Museum
Photo: Didier Chérel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Château de Villeneuve is a museum, which is situated 190 metres northwest of Font de la Foux.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint-Paul de Vence and La Gaude.
Saint-Paul de Vence
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St.-Paul-de-Vence, in Alpes-Maritimes, France, is a perfectly preserved medieval village perched on a hillside several kilometres from the Mediterranean.
La Gaude
Village
Photo: Ariadacapo, CC BY 4.0.
La Gaude is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France. La Gaude is situated 3 km east of Font de la Foux.
Saint-Jeannet
Village
Photo: Ariadacapo, CC BY 4.0.
Saint-Jeannet is a hilly commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the southeastern Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in France. Located just northeast of Vence, it is part of the Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur. Saint-Jeannet is situated 3½ km northeast of Font de la Foux.
Font de la Foux
- Category: historic site
- Location: Vence, Arrondissement of Grasse, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France, Europe
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Latitude
43.72193° or 43° 43′ 19″ northLongitude
7.11455° or 7° 6′ 52″ eastInception
18th centuryOpen location code
8FM9P4C7+QROpenStreetMap ID
node 1779785755OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=fountainOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesWikidata ID
Q22999285
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In Other Languages
From French to Turkish—“Font de la Foux” goes by many names.
- French: “fontaine de la Foux”
- French: “Fontaine de la Foux”
- French: “France - Alpes-Maritimes - Vence - fontaine - fontaine de la Foux”
- German: “Alpes-Maritimes - Vence - Brunnen - fontaine de la Foux”
- German: “Europa - Frankreich - Alpes-Maritimes - Vence - Brunnen - fontaine de la Foux”
- German: “Font de la Foux”
- German: “Frankreich - Alpes-Maritimes - Vence - Brunnen - fontaine de la Foux”
- German: “Vence - Brunnen - fontaine de la Foux”
- Turkish: “Foux Çeşmesi”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Porte du Signadour and Place Surian.
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