Pont Flavien
The Pont Flavien is a Roman bridge across the River Touloubre in Saint-Chamas, Bouches-du-Rhône department, southern France. The single-arch crossing, which was built from limestone, was on a Roman road - the Via Julia Augusta - between Placentia, Italy and Arles.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Saint-Chamas viaduct and Église Saint-Léger de Saint-Chamas.
Saint-Chamas viaduct
Bridge
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The Saint-Chamas viaduct, also known as the Saint-Léger viaduct, is a masonry railway viaduct that crosses the Touloubre river on the Paris-Lyon to Marseille-Saint-Charles line. It is located in Saint-Chamas, in the Bouches-du-Rhône département of France. Saint-Chamas viaduct is situated 520 metres northeast of Pont Flavien.
Église Saint-Léger de Saint-Chamas
Church
Photo: Reinie, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Église Saint-Léger de Saint-Chamas is a church, which is situated 1¼ km northwest of Pont Flavien.
Saint-Chamas
Railway stop
Saint-Chamas is a railway stop, which is situated 1 km north of Pont Flavien.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint-Chamas and Istres.
Saint-Chamas
Village
Photo: Reinie, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint-Chamas is a commune in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southern France.
Istres
Town
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Istres is a commune in southern France, some 60 km northwest of Marseille. It is in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, in the Bouches-du-Rhône department, of which it is a subprefecture. Istres is situated 5 km southwest of Pont Flavien.
Miramas
Town
Photo: Reinie, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Miramas is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department, in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, southern France. It is the second-largest commune in metropolitan Ouest-Provence and is located at the north end of the Étang de Berre lagoon, adjacent to and northeast of the city of Istres. Miramas station has rail connections to Marseille, Avignon, Martigues and Arles. Miramas is situated 6 km northwest of Pont Flavien.
Pont Flavien
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: bridge in Saint-Chamas, France
- Categories: stone bridge, arch bridge, triumphal arch, Roman bridge, ancient Roman structure, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France, Europe
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Latitude
43.54135° or 43° 32′ 29″ northLongitude
5.043° or 5° 2′ 35″ eastOpen location code
8FM7G2RV+G6OpenStreetMap ID
node 1853159125OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q2103625
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Turkish—“Pont Flavien” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Flavien zubia”
- Chinese: “弗拉維恩橋”
- Dutch: “Pont Flavien”
- French: “pont Flavien”
- French: “Pont Flavien”
- German: “Pont Flavien”
- Italian: “Ponte di Flavos”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Pònt Flavian”
- Spanish: “puente Flaviano”
- Spanish: “Puente Flaviano”
- Turkish: “Flavian Köprüsü”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Aire de Proximité Recampado and Tennis Club de Saint-Chamas.
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