Porte de France
Porte de France is a city gate in Nîmes, Gard, Occitanie. Porte de France is situated nearby to the government office Chambre de commerce et d’industrie du Gard, as well as near Place Montcalm.Photo: Chabe01, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: City gate
- Description: Roman city gate in Nîmes, France
- Also known as: “Porte de France (Nîmes)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Arena of Nimes and Maison Carrée.
Arena of Nimes
Stadium
Photo: Kuebi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Arena of Nîmes is a Roman amphitheatre in Nîmes, Southern France. Built around 100 AD, shortly after the Colosseum of Rome, it is one of the best-preserved Roman amphitheatres in the world. Arena of Nimes is situated 290 metres northeast of Porte de France.
Maison Carrée
Museum
Photo: Tournasol7, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Maison carrée is an ancient Roman temple in Nîmes, southern France; it is one of the best-preserved Roman temples to survive in the territory of the former Roman Empire. Maison Carrée is situated 630 metres north of Porte de France.
Musée de la Romanité
Museum
Musée de la Romanité is an archeological museum in the French city of Nîmes, opened on 2 June 2018. Musée de la Romanité is situated 180 metres northeast of Porte de France.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Milhaud and Combe des Bourguignons.
Milhaud
Village
Photo: Cramos, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Milhaud is a commune in the Gard department in southern France. The place name Milhaud is derived from the Roman family name Aemilius with the suffix -avus. Milhaud station has rail connections to Nîmes, Avignon and Montpellier. Milhaud is situated 6 km southwest of Porte de France.
Combe des Bourguignons
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Combe des Bourguignons is a locality, which is situated 7 km northeast of Porte de France.
Garons
Village
Photo: Cirdec, Public domain.
Garons is a commune in the Gard department in southern France. The Nîmes-Alès-Camargue-Cévennes Airport, also called "Garons Airport" is located very close to Garons, on the territory of the commune of Saint-Gilles. Garons is situated 9 km southeast of Porte de France.
Porte de France
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Nîmes, Arrondissement of Nîmes, Gard, Occitanie, France, Europe
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Latitude
43.83267° or 43° 49′ 58″ northLongitude
4.35777° or 4° 21′ 28″ eastOpen location code
8FM6R9M5+34OpenStreetMap ID
way 192720248OpenStreetMap feature
historic=city_gateWikidata ID
Q3399042
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Japanese—“Porte de France” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Frantziako Atea (Nîmes)”
- Basque: “Frantziako Atea”
- Catalan: “Porte d’Espagne (Nimes)”
- Catalan: “Porte d’Espagne”
- Chinese: “法兰西门”
- Chinese: “法蘭西門”
- French: “porte de France”
- French: “Porte de France”
- Japanese: “フランス門”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Porte de France and Chambre de commerce et d’industrie du Gard.
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