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Pont-canal sur l'avenue A.Fleming, à Marseille-4°
Jean-Noel Guerini, on a PR event in Chutes Lavie, Marseille, France, during the 2008 municipal election campaign.
Art Deco building (converted to a car dealer), located at 127 Boulevard Camille Flammarion (odd side, in the quarter of Chutes-Lavie), in the 4th arrondissement, Marseille, France.
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Chutes-Lavie

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France · Europe

About Chutes-Lavie

Chutes-Lavie works well as a base: 11km from Calanques National Park.

Chutes-Lavie is in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, with about 9,500 people. You drive on the right here.

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What is there to see near Chutes-Lavie?

Within an hour or so of Chutes-Lavie: Notre-Dame de la Garde Viewpoint (3 km), Calanques National Park (11 km), Calanque d'En-Vau (15 km), Route des Crêtes (Cassis) (17 km).

Are there any good drives near Chutes-Lavie?

The nearest famous roads are Route des Crêtes (Cassis), Gorges de la Nesque Road and Corniche Sublime (D71).

Where is Chutes-Lavie?

Chutes-Lavie is in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.

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Quick Information

Population
9,495
Continent
Europe
Country
France
Region
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Timezone
Europe/Paris
Coordinates
43.3102, 5.3946

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in France

Police
17
Ambulance
15
Fire
18
All emergencies
112
Driving side
right

Carrying a warning triangle and hi-vis vest in your vehicle is mandatory. Motorway emergency phones connect to official breakdown services only.

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Worth the detour from Chutes-Lavie

6 notable places within an hour's drive.

scenic viewpoint

Notre-Dame de la Garde Viewpoint

Marseille's 'Bonne Mere' basilica crowns a 149 m limestone peak reachable by a winding drive, with a sweeping 360-degree panorama over the Old Port, the Frioul islands and the Calanques.

3 km · about 5 min drive

national park

Calanques National Park

Dramatic limestone fjord-like inlets with turquoise waters and white cliffs stretching between Marseille and Cassis on the Mediterranean coast.

11 km · about 20 min drive

beach

Calanque d'En-Vau

The most beautiful of the Calanques, a slender turquoise inlet hemmed by needle-sharp white pinnacles.

15 km · about 30 min drive

coastal drive

Route des Crêtes (Cassis)

A clifftop corniche from Cassis to La Ciotat climbing the highest sea cliffs in France with stunning overlooks.

17 km · about 20 min drive

racetrack

Circuit Paul Ricard

French Formula 1 circuit near the Côte d'Azur famous for its distinctive blue and red run-off stripes.

33 km · about 40 min drive

scenic viewpoint

Mont Faron Summit

A 584 m limestone mountain looming over Toulon, climbed by a narrow corniche road of tight hairpins beloved of the Tour de France; the summit offers superb views over one of Europe's finest natural harbours.

48 km · about 55 min drive

Driving roads near Chutes-Lavie

6 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 100km.

  • Right hereNotre-Dame de la Garde ViewpointMarseille's 'Bonne Mere' basilica crowns a 149 m limestone peak reachable by a winding drive, with a sweeping 360-degree panorama over the Old Port, the Frioul islands and the Calanques.
  • 17 kmRoute des Crêtes (Cassis)A clifftop corniche from Cassis to La Ciotat climbing the highest sea cliffs in France with stunning overlooks.
  • 48 kmMont Faron SummitA 584 m limestone mountain looming over Toulon, climbed by a narrow corniche road of tight hairpins beloved of the Tour de France; the summit offers superb views over one of Europe's finest natural harbours.
  • 75 kmLavender Fields of ValensoleVast purple lavender plateaus that bloom spectacularly from mid-June to mid-August across the Valensole plain.

Driving in France

Drives on
the right
Petrol
~€1.85/litre
Motorway tolls
~€10.00/100km

When to drive here

April to October

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