Usine-écluse d’Avignon

Usine-écluse d’Avignon is a power station in Avignon, Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. Usine-écluse d’Avignon is situated nearby to Centre equestre d’Avignon, as well as near the guest house Bastide de Bellegarde.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fort Saint-André and Charterhouse Notre-Dame du Val de Bénédiction.

Fort Saint-André

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The Fort Saint-André is a medieval fortress in the commune of Villeneuve-lès-Avignon in the Gard département of France, dating from the first half of the 14th century. Fort Saint-André is situated 1½ km southwest of Usine-écluse d’Avignon.

Charterhouse Notre-Dame du Val de Bénédiction

Museum

Photo: Baldiri, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Charterhouse Notre-Dame du Val de Bénédiction is a museum, which is situated 2 km southwest of Usine-écluse d’Avignon.

Île de la Barthelasse

Island

Photo: Véronique PAGNIER, Public domain.

Île de la Barthelasse is an island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Villeneuve-lès-Avignon and Ile Piot.

Villeneuve-lès-Avignon

Town

Photo: Luu, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Villeneuve-lès-Avignon is a commune in the Gard department in southern France. It can also be spelled Villeneuve-lez-Avignon.

Ile Piot

Locality

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Ile Piot is a locality, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Usine-écluse d’Avignon.

Le Pontet

Town

Photo: Véronique PAGNIER, Public domain.

Le Pontet is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. Le Pontet is a suburb of the city of Avignon lying adjacent to its northeastern side and is one of the constituent municipalities in the Vaucluse and the Gard of the urban agglomeration of Grand Avignon. Le Pontet is situated 3½ km southeast of Usine-écluse d’Avignon.

Usine-écluse d’Avignon

Type: Power station
Categories: hydroelectric power station, building, and industry
Location: Avignon, Arrondissement of Avignon, Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France, Europe
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Latitude

43.97605° or 43° 58′ 34″ north

Longitude

4.81762° or 4° 49′ 3″ east

Operator

Compagnie Nationale du Rhône

Open location code

8FM6XRG9+C2

OpenStreetMap ID

way 57792358

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

Wikidata ID

Q11959787

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In Other Languages

From French to Ukrainian—“Usine-écluse d’Avignon” goes by many names.

French: “centrale hydroélectrique d’Avignon”
French: “Centrale hydroélectrique d’Avignon”
Norwegian Bokmål: “Avignon-demningen”
Norwegian: “Avignon-demningen”
Russian: “ГЭС Авиньон”
Ukrainian: “ГЕС Авіньйон”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Centre equestre d’Avignon and Bastide de Bellegarde.

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