Foreign Legion Museum
The Foreign Legion Museum situated in Aubagne, France, represents the history and "arms history" accomplishments of the Foreign Legion throughout the course of various collections and expositions.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Opening hours: Wednesday—Sunday 10:00 AM—noon
- Email: musee.legionetrangere@gmail.com
- Type: Museum
- Description: military museum in Aubagne, France
- Also known as: “French Foreign Legion Museum” and “Musée de la Legion etrangère”
- Address: Chemin de la Thuilière, 13400
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Stade de Lattre de Tassigny and Chapelle des Pénitents noirs d’Aubagne.
Stade de Lattre de Tassigny
Stadium
Photo: Kremtak, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Stade de Lattre de Tassigny is a stadium, which is situated 730 metres east of Foreign Legion Museum.
Chapelle des Pénitents noirs d’Aubagne
Arts center
Photo: SombreSanglier, CC BY 3.0.
Chapelle des Pénitents noirs d’Aubagne is an arts center, which is situated 1½ km east of Foreign Legion Museum.
Chapelle des Pénitents gris d’Aubagne
Arts center
Photo: SombreSanglier, CC BY 3.0.
Chapelle des Pénitents gris d’Aubagne is an arts center, which is situated 1½ km east of Foreign Legion Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aubagne and La Penne-sur-Huveaune.
Aubagne
Town
Aubagne is a commune in the southern French department of Bouches-du-Rhône. In 2020, the commune was awarded three flowers by the National Council of Towns and Villages in Bloom in the Competition of cities and villages in Bloom.
La Penne-sur-Huveaune
Village
Photo: Morelloyanndu13821, CC BY-SA 3.0.
La Penne-sur-Huveaune is a commune east of Marseille and west of Aubagne along the A50 autoroute in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southern France. La Penne-sur-Huveaune is situated 3½ km southwest of Foreign Legion Museum.
La Treille
Quarter
La Treille is a quartier on the outskirts of the 11th arrondissement of Marseille, in the Department of Bouches-du-Rhône, France. It has approximately 900 inhabitants. At the centre of the quartier is the seventeenth century hillside village of La Treille. La Treille is situated 4 km northwest of Foreign Legion Museum.
Foreign Legion Museum
- Categories: military museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Aubagne, Arrondissement of Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France, Europe
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Latitude
43.29343° or 43° 17′ 36″ northLongitude
5.55312° or 5° 33′ 11″ eastOpen location code
8FM77HV3+96OpenStreetMap ID
way 92601358OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q3329911
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Persian—“Foreign Legion Museum” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “外籍兵团博物馆”
- French: “musée de la Légion étrangère”
- French: “Musée de la légion étrangère”
- French: “Musée de la Légion étrangère”
- French: “Musée De La Légion Étrangère”
- Persian: “موزه لژیون خارجی فرانسه”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Place d’Armes and 1er Régiment Étranger.
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