Place Charles-Laganne

Place Charles-Laganne is a square in Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie. Place Charles-Laganne is situated nearby to the post office Toulouse Carrefour City Place Lagan, as well as near the museum Le Château d’eau.

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Type: Square
Description: square in Toulouse, France
Also known as: “Place Charles Laganne”, “place Charles-Laganne”, and “Place Laganne”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Le Château d’eau and Pont Neuf.

Le Château d’eau

Museum

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The Château d'Eau is a nineteenth century water tower, near the cours Dillon, beside the Pont-Neuf, in Toulouse, France. The building and its pumping station have been listed as historical monuments since 28 September 1987.

Pont Neuf

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The Pont Neuf, French for "New Bridge", is a bridge from the 16th and 17th centuries in Toulouse, in the South of France. Begun in 1544 and completed in 1632, its construction was made particularly long and difficult by the violent floods of the Garonne and the unstable nature of the subsoil. Pont Neuf is situated 230 metres northeast of Place Charles-Laganne.

Hôtel-Dieu Saint-Jacques

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The Hôtel-Dieu Saint-Jacques is a former hospital in Toulouse, located at 2 rue Charles-Viguerie. Already in operation in the 12th century on the left bank of the Garonne River, it became the largest hospital in Toulouse following numerous expansions in the 17th and 18th centuries. Hôtel-Dieu Saint-Jacques is situated 180 metres north of Place Charles-Laganne.