La Pierre-Levée
La Pierre-Levée is a paleontological site in Poitiers, Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine. La Pierre-Levée is situated nearby to the prison Centre Pénitentiaire de Poitiers-Vivonne quartiers pour peines aménagées et semi-liberté, as well as near the event venue Confort Moderne.- Type: Paleontological site
- Description: dolmen in Poitiers, France
- Also known as: “Dolmen dit La Pierre-Levée”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hypogée des Dunes and Nouvelle église Saint-Paul de Poitiers.
Hypogée des Dunes
Archaeological site
Photo: Sapiens92, CC BY-SA 4.0.
L'Hypogée des Dunes is an underground chapel in Poitiers, France. The chapel is one of the few surviving structures from Merovingian times. The chapel has a tomb containing approximately 35 burials. Hypogée des Dunes is situated 240 metres northwest of La Pierre-Levée.
Nouvelle église Saint-Paul de Poitiers
Church
Photo: Lucasuniv-poitiers, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nouvelle église Saint-Paul de Poitiers is a church, which is situated 270 metres southwest of La Pierre-Levée.
Baptistère Saint-Jean
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Baptistère Saint-Jean is a Roman Catholic church in Poitiers, France. It is reputed to be the oldest existing Christian building in France, and is one of the most prominent examples of Merovingian architecture. Baptistère Saint-Jean is situated 1¼ km northwest of La Pierre-Levée.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Buxerolles and Saint-Benoît.
Buxerolles
Town
Photo: ZebKorniche, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Buxerolles is a commune in the Vienne department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, western France. It is a northern suburb of Poitiers. Buxerolles is situated 2½ km north of La Pierre-Levée.
Saint-Benoît
Village
Photo: Danielclauzier, CC BY 3.0.
Saint-Benoît is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. It is a southern suburb of Poitiers. Saint-Benoît is situated 3 km southwest of La Pierre-Levée.
Mignaloux-Beauvoir
Village
Photo: Ebbblue, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mignaloux-Beauvoir is a commune from the Center-West of France, located in the south-eastern suburbs of Poitiers, in the Vienne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. Mignaloux-Beauvoir is situated 5 km southeast of La Pierre-Levée.
La Pierre-Levée
- Category: dolmen
- Location: Poitiers, Arrondissement of Poitiers, Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, Europe
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Latitude
46.57459° or 46° 34′ 29″ northLongitude
0.36204° or 0° 21′ 43″ eastOpen location code
8FR2H9F6+RROpenStreetMap ID
way 55391357Wikidata ID
Q3387831
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Spanish—“La Pierre-Levée” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Pierre levée v Poitiers”
- French: “dolmen de Poitiers”
- French: “pierre levée de Poitiers”
- French: “Pierre levée”
- German: “Pierre Levée”
- Spanish: “Dolmen de Poitiers”
- Spanish: “Pierre levée”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Dolmen de la Pierre Levée and Centre Pénitentiaire de Poitiers-Vivonne quartiers pour peines aménagées et semi-liberté.
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