Le Ponant

Le Ponant is a residential building in Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. Le Ponant is situated nearby to the church Église Saint-Jérôme d’Aix-en-Provence, as well as near the community center Âge d’Or.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Musée Granet and Gare d’Aix-en-Provence.

Musée Granet

Museum

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The Musée Granet is a museum in the quartier Mazarin, Aix-en-Provence, France devoted to painting, sculpture and archeology. In 2021, the museum received 105, 012 visitors. Musée Granet is situated 1 km northwest of Le Ponant.

Gare d’Aix-en-Provence

Railway station

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Aix-en-Provence railway station is one of two serving the city of Aix-en-Provence in the Bouches-du-Rhône department of southeastern France. The other station, served by long-distance high-speed TGV trains on the LGV Méditerranée line, is Aix-en-Provence TGV, and lies about 12 km southwest of the city centre. Gare d’Aix-en-Provence is situated 1¼ km west of Le Ponant.

Église Saint-Jean-de-Malte

Church

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The Church of St. John in Aix-en-Provence, situated at the corner of rue d'Italie and rue Cardinale, is a Gothic Roman Catholic church, the first in Provence. It was built in the 13th century, mostly in the 1270s. Église Saint-Jean-de-Malte is situated 1 km northwest of Le Ponant.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jas de Bouffan and Luynes.

Jas de Bouffan

Suburb

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Jas de Bouffan is a suburb, which is situated 4 km west of Le Ponant.

Luynes

Suburb

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Luynes is a village of the Bouches-du-Rhône département in southern France. It is located 4 km south of Aix-en-Provence at the intersection of the D7 and N8 roads. Luynes is situated 5 km southwest of Le Ponant.