Saint-Claude cemetery
Saint-Claude cemetery is a cemetery in Besançon, Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Saint-Claude cemetery is situated nearby to the sports venue Gymnase Saint-Jean, as well as near the community center Espace Associatif Simone de Beauvoir.Photo: Toufik-de-planoise, CC BY-SA 1.0.
- Type: Cemetery
- Description: cemetery located in Doubs, in France
- Also known as: “Cimetière St-Claude”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Église Saint-Claude de Besançon and Besançon-Viotte station.
Église Saint-Claude de Besançon
Church
Photo: Toufik-de-planoise, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Église Saint-Claude de Besançon is a church, which is situated 750 metres south of Saint-Claude cemetery.
Besançon-Viotte station
Railway station
Photo: Niamor12, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Besançon–Viotte is the main railway station located in Besançon, Doubs, eastern France. The station was opened in 1855 and is located on the Dole–Belfort railway, Besançon–Le Locle railway and Besançon-Viotte-Vesoul railway. Besançon-Viotte station is situated 1½ km south of Saint-Claude cemetery.
Fort of Justices
Fort
The Fort of Justices was built in the 1860s or early 1870s located in Montrapon-Fontaine-Écu, Besançon, Franche-Comté. It was constructed for use in the Franco-Prussian War to stop the Prussian forces from invading from Vesoul, but was never used in battle and was abandoned. Fort of Justices is situated 1¼ km southwest of Saint-Claude cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint-Claude and Combe Saragosse.
Combe Saragosse
Quarter
Combe Saragosse is a district of Besançon, capital and principal city of the Franche-Comté region in eastern France. One of the last urban area of Besançon, Combe Saragosse, is located in the northeast of the city, bordering the Orchamps and Palente.
Orchamps
Suburb
Photo: BenSherman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Orchamps is a neighbourhood in the south-east of the city of Besançon, France. Like nearby Clairs-Soleils and Planoise, to the west of the city, Orchamps was built in the late 1960s. It is situated close to Bregille.
Saint-Claude cemetery
- Categories: war cemetery and burial
- Location: Besançon, Arrondissement of Besançon, Doubs, Franche-Comté, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France, Europe
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Latitude
47.26252° or 47° 15′ 45″ northLongitude
6.01928° or 6° 1′ 9″ eastOpen location code
8FV87279+2POpenStreetMap ID
way 166142325OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryWikidata ID
Q2972552
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to French—“Saint-Claude cemetery” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “cementiri de Saint-Claude”
- French: “cimetière de Saint-Claude”
- French: “Cimetière de Saint-Claude”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gymnase Saint-Jean and Espace Associatif Simone de Beauvoir.
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