Croix de l’Aiguille des Baumettes

Croix de l’Aiguille des Baumettes is a wayside cross in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. Croix de l’Aiguille des Baumettes is situated nearby to the peak Aiguille Charlotte, as well as near the cave Grotte des Escampons.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Baumettes Prison and Colline de Lun.

Baumettes Prison

Prison

Photo: Lu-xin, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Baumettes Prison is a prison in the 9th arrondissement of Marseille. Baumettes Prison is situated 680 metres northwest of Croix de l’Aiguille des Baumettes.

Colline de Lun

Peak

Photo: Benh, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Colline de Lun is a peak.

Col de Sormiou

Mountain saddle

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Col de Sormiou is a mountain saddle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sormiou and 9th arrondissement of Marseille.

Sormiou

Quarter

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Sormiou is a quarter.

9th arrondissement of Marseille

Suburb

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The 9th arrondissement of Marseille is one of 16 arrondissements of Marseille. This district is the largest in the city. The 9th arrondissement borders the 8th, 10th and 11th arrondissements. 9th arrondissement of Marseille is situated 2½ km east of Croix de l’Aiguille des Baumettes.

Mazargues

Quarter

Mazargues is a former village and now a neighbourhood of the 9th arrondissement in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. Mazargues is situated 2½ km northwest of Croix de l’Aiguille des Baumettes.

Croix de l’Aiguille des Baumettes

Type: Wayside cross
Inscription: “J.B.B. 1914”
Category: historic site
Location: Marseille, Arrondissement of Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France, Europe
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Latitude

43.22758° or 43° 13′ 39″ north

Longitude

5.41975° or 5° 25′ 11″ east

Open location code

8FM76CH9+2W

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4734177116

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=wayside_cross

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In Other Languages

“Croix de l’Aiguille des Baumettes” goes by many names.

Occitan (post 1500): “Crotz de l’Agulha dei Baumetas”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Aiguille des Baumettes and Aiguille Charlotte.

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