Bénite Fontaine
Bénite Fontaine is in Saint-Sixt, Arrondissement of Bonneville, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Bénite Fontaine is situated nearby to the church Refuge des pèlerins, as well as near Sainte Marie.Photo: Guilhem Vellut, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Religious organization
- Description: church located in Haute-Savoie, in France
- Also known as: “chapelle Notre-Dame-de-la-Bénite-Fontaine, sanctuaire marial de La Roche-sur-Foron”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Château du Saix and La Roche-sur-Foron station.
Château du Saix
Castle
Photo: B-noa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Château du Saix is a castle, which is situated 1 km north of Bénite Fontaine.
La Roche-sur-Foron station
Railway station
Photo: Védève, CC BY-SA 3.0.
La Roche-sur-Foron station is a railway station in the commune of La Roche-sur-Foron, in the French department of Haute-Savoie. It is located at the junction of the standard gauge Aix-les-Bains–Annemasse and La Roche-sur-Foron–Saint-Gervais-les-Bains-Le Fayet lines of SNCF. La Roche-sur-Foron station is situated 1½ km northwest of Bénite Fontaine.
Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de La Roche-sur-Foron
Church
Photo: B-noa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de La Roche-sur-Foron is a church, which is situated 1 km northwest of Bénite Fontaine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include La Roche-sur-Foron and Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny.
La Roche-sur-Foron
Town
Photo: B-noa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
La Roche-sur-Foron is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France. It is located about 23 km southeast of Geneva, Switzerland. La Roche-sur-Foron station has rail connections to Lyon, Annecy, Saint-Gervais and Geneva.
Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny
Village
Photo: Sissssou, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Eastern France. It is located in the historical province of Faucigny in Savoy hence its name. Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny is situated 4 km east of Bénite Fontaine.
Bonneville
Town
Photo: Charlotte de Savoie, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bonneville is a subprefecture of the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Eastern France. Bonneville is situated 7 km east of Bénite Fontaine.
Bénite Fontaine
- Categories: shrine of Our Lady and religion
- Location: Saint-Sixt, Arrondissement of Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude
46.0577° or 46° 3′ 28″ northLongitude
6.31918° or 6° 19′ 9″ eastOpen location code
8FR83859+3MOpenStreetMap ID
way 653601787OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=religiousWikidata ID
Q3206940
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In Other Languages
“Bénite Fontaine” goes by many names.
- French: “Bénite fontaine”
- French: “Bénite Fontaine”
- French: “chapelle de la Bénite Fontaine de La Roche-sur-Foron”
- French: “chapelle Notre-Dame-de-la-Bénite-Fontaine, sanctuaire marial de La Roche-sur-Foron”
- French: “La Benite Fontaine”
- French: “La Bénite Fontaine”
- French: “la petite Lourdes savoyarde”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Refuge des pèlerins and Sainte Marie.
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