Avignon-Le Pontet Penitentiary Center
Avignon-Le Pontet Penitentiary Center is a prison in Le Pontet, Arrondissement of Avignon, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur which is located on Rue Panisset. Avignon-Le Pontet Penitentiary Center is situated nearby to the sports venue Terrains de Sport Décathlon le Pontet, as well as near the police station Gendarmerie nationale.- Type: Prison
- Also known as: “Centre pénitentiaire d’Avignon-le Pontet”
- Address: 90 Rue Panisset, Le Pontet, 84135
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hippodrome Roberty and Église du Pontet.
Hippodrome Roberty
Sports venue
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Hippodrome Roberty is a sports venue, which is situated 520 metres east of Avignon-Le Pontet Penitentiary Center.
Église du Pontet
Church
Photo: Véronique PAGNIER, Public domain.
Église du Pontet is a church, which is situated 730 metres south of Avignon-Le Pontet Penitentiary Center.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vedène and Sorgues.
Vedène
Town
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Vedène is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. A northeastern suburb of Avignon, its historical town centre is dominated by the 12th-century Château de Vedène, known locally as the Château des Seigneurs. Vedène is situated 3½ km east of Avignon-Le Pontet Penitentiary Center.
Sorgues
Town
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Sorgues is a commune in the southeastern French department of Vaucluse. The river Ouvèze, a tributary of the Rhône, as well as its tributary Sorgue, which begins at the Fontaine de Vaucluse, run through the commune. Sorgues is situated 4 km north of Avignon-Le Pontet Penitentiary Center.
Avignon
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Avignon is the capital of the French department of Vaucluse in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, and is on the banks of the Rhône river. Avignon was one of the European Cities of Culture in 2000 and its historical centre has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list.
Avignon-Le Pontet Penitentiary Center
- Categories: penitentiary center and government building
- Location: Le Pontet, Arrondissement of Avignon, Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France, Europe
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Latitude
43.96915° or 43° 58′ 9″ northLongitude
4.86309° or 4° 51′ 47″ eastOpen location code
8FM6XV97+M6OpenStreetMap ID
way 160753302OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=prisonWikidata ID
Q24934122
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In Other Languages
“Avignon-Le Pontet Penitentiary Center” goes by many names.
- French: “Centre pénitentiaire d’Avignon-Le Pontet”
- French: “centre pénitentiaire du Pontet”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Terrains de Sport Décathlon le Pontet and Gendarmerie nationale.
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