landmark
Palais des Papes
The largest Gothic palace in the world, serving as the seat of Western Christianity during the 14th century.
21 km · about 25 min drive
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Orange
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France · Europe
About Orange
Orange is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Caderousse, 37km from Gorges de l'Ardèche.
Orange is in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, with about 31,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Caderousse, about 6 km away.
Orange (French pronunciation: [ɔʁɑ̃ʒ] ; Provençal: Aurenja (classical norm) or Aurenjo (Mistralian norm)) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. It is about 21 km (13 mi) north of Avignon, on the departmental border with Gard, which follows the RhôneRead more
and also constitutes the regional border with Occitania. Orange is the second-most populated city in Vaucluse, after Avignon.
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What is there to see near Orange?
Within an hour or so of Orange: Palais des Papes (21 km), Pont Saint-Bénézet (Pont d'Avignon) (21 km), Pont du Gard (31 km), Circuit de Ledenon (34 km).
Are there any good drives near Orange?
The nearest famous roads are Gorges de la Nesque Road, Combe Laval Balcony Road and Route Napoléon.
Where is Orange?
Orange is in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, about 6 km from Caderousse.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 30,530
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- France
- Region
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
- Coordinates
- 44.1381, 4.8102
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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 Orange
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
bridge
Pont Saint-Bénézet (Pont d'Avignon)
The famous half-bridge of the children's song, jutting into the Rhône beneath Avignon's papal ramparts.
21 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
Pont du Gard
Remarkably preserved three-tiered Roman aqueduct bridge built in the first century AD in southern France.
31 km · about 35 min drive
racetrack
Circuit de Ledenon
Twisting, roller-coaster circuit in the sun-baked hills near Nimes, famed as France's most technical track; a favourite of motorcyclists and track-day drivers, and one of few French circuits run anti-clockwise.
34 km · about 40 min drive
waterfall
Fontaine-de-Vaucluse
France's most powerful spring gushes from the foot of a cliff into an impossibly green pool.
35 km · about 40 min drive
natural wonder
Gorges de l'Ardèche
A 30 km canyon of canoeists and cliffs crowned by the natural rock arch of the Pont d'Arc.
37 km · about 45 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Mont Ventoux Summit Viewpoint
The 'Beast of Provence' at 1,912 metres, a barren lunar summit offering views from the Alps to the Mediterranean on clear days.
38 km · about 45 min drive
landmark
Abbaye de Sénanque
A serene 12th-century Cistercian abbey framed by its own postcard rows of summer lavender.
38 km · about 45 min drive
Driving roads near Orange
9 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 21 kmPont Saint-Bénézet (Pont d'Avignon)The famous half-bridge of the children's song, jutting into the Rhône beneath Avignon's papal ramparts.
- 38 kmMont Ventoux Summit ViewpointThe 'Beast of Provence' at 1,912 metres, a barren lunar summit offering views from the Alps to the Mediterranean on clear days.
- 40 kmGorges de la Nesque RoadA serene Provençal balcony drive (D942) winding above a 400 m-deep limestone canyon near Mont Ventoux, with the Belvédère de Castellaras as its showpiece viewpoint.
- 48 kmPlateau de Sault Lavender FieldsEndless rows of purple lavender perfume the high Vaucluse plateau every summer beneath Mont Ventoux.
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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