Doubs
Arrondissement of Besançon
Besançon

Église de la Madeleine

The église Sainte-Madeleine is a neoclassical 18th century hall church in the district of , France, dedicated to Saint Mary Magdalene. Antoine-Pierre II de Grammont, the archbishop of Besançon, had it built from 1746 to 1766 to plans by the architect Nicolas Nicole.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Description: church located in Doubs, in France
  • Also known as: “Eglise de la Madeleine” and “Église Sainte-Madeleine”
  • Address: Besançon

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Synagogue of Besançon and Musée des Beaux-Arts et d’Archéologie de Besançon.

Synagogue
Photo: GFreihalter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 23 Quai de Strasbourg, in the area, near the old part of town, in the city of , in the region of . is situated 230 metres northeast of Église de la Madeleine.

Museum
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The musée des Beaux-Arts et d'Archéologie in the French city of is the oldest public museum in France. It was set up in 1694, nearly a century before the became a public museum. is situated 310 metres east of Église de la Madeleine.

Bridge
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The Pont Battant is one of the eight road bridges in the city of , France. is situated 110 metres east of Église de la Madeleine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Battant and La Butte.

Suburb
is one of the oldest parts of , , , and has been under architectural protection since 1964. It is situated on the right bank of the river Doubs, north of the ox-bow that encircles the center of the city.

Quarter
Butte is a sector of , located in the center of the city.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Église de la Madeleine

Latitude
47.23997° or 47° 14′ 24″ north
Longitude
6.01914° or 6° 1′ 9″ east
Open location code
8FV862Q9+XM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 32985841
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­catholic
Wiki­data ID
Q3585108
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Église de la Madeleine”. Photo: Arnaud 25, Public domain.