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Notre-Dame de Paris
Gothic masterpiece on the Île de la Cité, one of the most famous cathedrals in the world.
2 km · about 5 min drive
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Saint-Ambroise
Île-de-France, France · Europe
About Saint-Ambroise
Saint-Ambroise works well as a base: 2km from Notre-Dame de Paris.
Saint-Ambroise is in Île-de-France, France, with about 31,000 people. You drive on the right here.
Saint-Ambroise (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃.t‿ɑ̃.bʁwaz]) is a Roman Catholic parish church located in the 11th arrondissement in eastern Paris. It is dedicated to St. Ambrose (339-377), an ancient Roman statesman and theologian who served as Bishop of Milan.
The church of Saint-Ambroise gave the neighborhood its name,Read more
the quartier Saint-Ambroise. The current structure replaced an earlier church of Saint-Ambroise, built in 1659, which was demolished to make room for the new boulevards built by Napoleon III. The church is 87 metres in length, and its towers are 68 metres high. It is served by the Metro station Saint-Ambroise.
The church was inscribed as a French national historic monument on 2 June, 1978.
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What is there to see near Saint-Ambroise?
Within an hour or so of Saint-Ambroise: Notre-Dame de Paris (2 km), Centre Pompidou (2 km), Louvre Pyramid (3 km), Palais Garnier (3 km).
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The nearest famous roads are Rouen-Les-Essarts.
Where is Saint-Ambroise?
Saint-Ambroise is in Île-de-France, France.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 30,802
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- France
- Region
- Île-de-France
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
- Coordinates
- 48.8617, 2.3754
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Worth the detour from Saint-Ambroise
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
museum
Centre Pompidou
An iconic inside-out building housing Europe's largest collection of modern and contemporary art.
2 km · about 5 min drive
landmark
Louvre Pyramid
Striking glass and metal pyramid serving as the main entrance to the Louvre Museum, the world's largest art museum.
3 km · about 5 min drive
landmark
Palais Garnier
Lavish 19th-century opera house in Paris with its ornate facade, grand staircase, and Chagall-painted ceiling.
3 km · about 5 min drive
museum
Louvre Museum
The world's largest and most visited art museum, home to the Mona Lisa and over 380,000 objects spanning thousands of years.
3 km · about 5 min drive
landmark
Jardin du Luxembourg
Paris's most elegant formal garden, where Parisians sail toy boats around a fountain below the Senate palace.
3 km · about 5 min drive
cafe
Cafe de Flore
Legendary Saint-Germain cafe, open since the 1880s, where Sartre, de Beauvoir and Picasso held court; its green-and-gold terrace remains an essential Paris stop for people-watching over a cafe creme.
3 km · about 5 min drive
museum
Musée de l'Orangerie
A jewel of a museum in the Tuileries housing Monet's monumental Water Lilies murals in two purpose-built oval rooms.
4 km · about 5 min drive
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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