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Location

Where it sits, and what is around it

Maison Carrée is in Nîmes. The nearest other World Heritage site is Pont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct), about 19 km away.

Nearest towns and cities

  • Nîmes · about 170,000 peopleat the site
  • Montpellier · about 327,000 peopleabout 45 km south-west
  • Aix-en-Provence · about 147,000 peopleabout 95 km east
  • Marseille · about 1,400,000 peopleabout 100 km south-east
  • Béziers · about 81,000 peopleabout 110 km south-west
  • Toulon · about 358,000 peopleabout 150 km south-east
Maison CarréeMontpellierNîmesPont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct)Arles Monuments20 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 Maison Carrée and the 5 nearest World Heritage sitesPont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct)1Arles Monuments2Roman Orange3Grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc4Causses and Cévennes5Maison Carrée
Markers: square cultural, circle natural, diamond mixed.

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