Carbonnière tower
The Carbonnière tower is a watchtower built at the end of the 13th century to protect the walled city of Aigues-Mortes, in the French department of Gard in the Occitanie region.Photo: Daniel VILLAFRUELA, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: City gate
- Description: Advanced watchtower of the fortifications of Aigues-Mortes, also grant (for charcoal in particular), located on the border of the commune of Saint-Laurent-d’Aigouze, Gard, France
- Also known as: “tour Carbonnière”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Psalmody Abbey and Aigues-Mortes station.
Psalmody Abbey
Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Psalmody Abbey, also Psalmodie Abbey or Psalmodi Abbey, was a Benedictine abbey located near Saint-Laurent-d'Aigouze in the Camargue, in the department of Gard and the region of Languedoc-Roussillon in the south of France. It was destroyed in 1703. Psalmody Abbey is situated 1½ km northeast of Carbonnière tower.
Aigues-Mortes station
Railway station
Photo: Ludovic15101997, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Aigues-Mortes is a railway station in Aigues-Mortes, Occitanie, southern France. Within TER Occitanie, it is part of line 26. Aigues-Mortes station is situated 3 km southwest of Carbonnière tower.
Tour de Constance
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tour de Constance is situated 3 km southwest of Carbonnière tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Marsillargues and Le Grau-du-Roi.
Marsillargues
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Marsillargues is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France. Its inhabitants are called Marsillarguois. Marsillargues is situated 8 km north of Carbonnière tower.
Le Grau-du-Roi
Town
Photo: Daniel VILLAFRUELA, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Le Grau-du-Roi is a commune in the Gard department in southern France. It is the only commune in Gard to have a frontage on the Mediterranean. To the west is the Herault department and La Grande-Motte village, and to the east is the Bouches-du-Rhone department. Le Grau-du-Roi is situated 9 km southwest of Carbonnière tower.
Gallician
Hamlet
Photo: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gallician is a village in the commune of Vauvert in the département of Gard, in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon, southern France. It has a population of about 1,000 people. Gallician is situated 9 km northeast of Carbonnière tower.
Carbonnière tower
- Categories: tower, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Aigues-Mortes, Arrondissement of Nîmes, Gard, Occitanie, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.59214° or 43° 35′ 32″ northLongitude
4.20936° or 4° 12′ 34″ eastInception
13th centuryHeight
20 metres (66 feet)Open location code
8FM6H6R5+VPOpenStreetMap ID
way 232942727OpenStreetMap feature
building=gatehouseOpenStreetMap feature
historic=city_gateWikidata ID
Q3533042
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Turkish—“Carbonnière tower” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Tour Carbonnière (Sent Laurenç de Gosa)”
- Catalan: “Tour Carbonnière”
- Dutch: “Carbonnière toren”
- French: “tour Carbonnière”
- French: “Tour Carbonnière”
- Spanish: “torre Carbonera”
- Spanish: “Torre Carbonièra”
- Spanish: “tour Carbonnière”
- Turkish: “tour Carbonnière Kulesi”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tour Carbonnière and Pinède de Malamousque.
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