Observatory of Saint-Veran
The Observatory of Saint-Veran is a French astronomical observatory located on the Pic de Château Renard in the municipality of Saint-Véran in the department of Hautes-Alpes in the French Alpes.Places of Interest
Highlights include Pic de Château Renard and Chapelle Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel de Clausis.
Chapelle Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel de Clausis
Church
Chapelle Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel de Clausis is a church, which is situated 3 km southeast of Observatory of Saint-Veran.
Église Saint-Véran (Saint-Véran)
Church
Église Saint-Véran (Saint-Véran) is a church, which is situated 3 km west of Observatory of Saint-Veran.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint-Véran and Queyras.
Saint-Véran
Village
Saint-Véran is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France in the Queyras Regional Natural Park. It is a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France Association. Saint-Véran is situated 3 km west of Observatory of Saint-Veran.
Chianale
Hamlet
Chianale is a hamlet, which is situated 9 km southeast of Observatory of Saint-Veran.
Observatory of Saint-Veran
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Observatoire de Saint-Veran”, “Observatoire de Saint-Véran”, and “Observatoire du Pic de Château Renard”
- Categories: astronomical observatory, tourism, and observatory
- Location: Saint-Véran, Arrondissement of Briançon, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France, Europe
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Latitude
44.69685° or 44° 41′ 49″ north
Longitude
6.9069° or 6° 54′ 25″ east
Elevation
2,931 metres (9,616 feet)
Open location code
8FP8MWW4+PQ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Urdu—“Observatory of Saint-Veran” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Saint-Véran Observatorium”
- Egyptian Arabic: “مرصد سان ڤيران”
- Esperanto: “Observatoire de Saint-Veran”
- Esperanto: “Observatorio de Saint-Véran”
- French: “AstroQueyras”
- French: “observatoire de Saint-Véran”
- French: “Observatoire de Saint-Véran”
- Italian: “Osservatorio di Saint-Veran”
- Italian: “osservatorio di Saint-Véran”
- Italian: “Osservatorio di Saint-Véran”
- Urdu: “رصدگاہ سینٹ ویران”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Les Clausis and Fontgillarde.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Col de Longet and Pic Traversier.
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