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Episcopal City of Albi

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Location

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Episcopal City of Albi is about 65 km north-east of Toulouse. The nearest other World Heritage site is Canal du Midi, about 70 km away.

Nearest towns and cities

  • Toulouse · about 847,000 peopleabout 65 km south-west
  • Béziers · about 81,000 peopleabout 110 km south-east
  • Agen · about 58,000 peopleabout 120 km west
  • Montpellier · about 327,000 peopleabout 140 km east
  • Brive · about 55,000 peopleabout 140 km north
  • Perpignan · about 147,000 peopleabout 150 km south-east
Episcopal City of AlbiToulouseMontpellierBéziersAgenCanal du MidiCausses and Cévennes50 km
The site is ringed; towns and other World Heritage sites are shown for context.

Nearby World Heritage sites

The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies

Map of Episcopal City of Albi and the 5 nearest World Heritage sitesCanal du Midi1Fortified City of Carcassonne2Causses and Cévennes3Capetian Fortresses of Languedoc4Vézère Valley Prehistoric Sites5Episcopal City of Albi
Markers: square cultural, circle natural, diamond mixed.

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