French Foreign Legion Museum, Aubagne

Name: French Foreign Legion Museum
Address: Aubagne, France

#1 among attractions in Aubagne

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The Foreign Legion Museum situated in Aubagne, France, represents the history and "arms history" accomplishments of the Foreign Legion throughout the course of various collections and expositions. The museum welcomes numerous visitors, as well as scholars and temporary expositions. ()

Local name: Musée de la Légion étrangère Established: 1934 (91 years ago)Visitors per year: 25 thous.Coordinates: 43°17'26"N, 5°33'26"E

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Aubagne France

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French Foreign Legion Museum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Garlaban, Centre Valentine, Allauch, Plan-de-Cuques.

2.9 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Garlaban
75 min walk • Garlaban is a hill which looks out to Aubagne. The summit is 715 metres high although its highest point is the butte des pinsots.
4 miW
43°17'30"N • 5°28'37"E
Centre Valentine, Marseille
103 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre
5 miNW
Area
Allauch, Marseille
128 min walk • Allauch is a French commune situated east of Marseille in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as Allaudiens or Allaudiennes.
6.2 miNW
Area
Plan-de-Cuques, Marseille
158 min walk • Plan-de-Cuques is a commune northeast of Marseille in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of France. It is located 9.2 km from Marseille.
2.2 miW
Area
La Penne-sur-Huveaune, Marseille
56 min walk • La Penne-sur-Huveaune is a commune east of Marseille and west of Aubagne along the A50 autoroute in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southern France.
5.5 miN
Forts and castles
Château de Ners
141 min walk • The Château de Ners is a ruined castle standing on a hill dominating the valley of the Pichauris. It is located north east of the town of Allauch in the commune of Allauch in the Bouches-du-Rhône département of France.
4.8 miNW
Church
Notre-Dame du château, Marseille
122 min walk • Notre-Dame-du-Château Chapel is a chapel located in Allauch, France. It was also called Notre-Dame-de-Belvézer, or de Beauvoir.
0.8 miE
Art museum, Museum, Church
Chapelle des Pénitents Noirs, Aubagne
20 min walk • The Chapel of the Black Penitents is a disused chapel located in Aubagne, in the Bouches-du-Rhône department, in France. It is registered as a historical monument since December 2, 1927.
1.6 miN
43°18'45"N • 5°32'49"E
Domaine de la Font de Maï, Aubagne
41 min walk • Farm, Museum
2.8 miW
History museum, Forts and castles
Château de la Buzine, Marseille
72 min walk • The castle of La Buzine is a 19th century building located in the 11th district of Marseille. It owes its fame to Marcel Pagnol, who evoked it in his Souvenirs d'enfance and was its owner.
3.7 miW
Neighbourhood
11th arrondissement of Marseille, Marseille
95 min walk • The 11th arrondissement of Marseille is one of the 16 arrondissements of Marseille. It is governed locally together with the 12th arrondissement, with which it forms the 6th sector of Marseille.

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Which popular attractions are close to French Foreign Legion Museum?

Nearby attractions include Chapelle des Pénitents Gris, Aubagne (18 min walk), Chapel of the White Penitents, Aubagne (19 min walk), Chapelle des Pénitents Noirs, Aubagne (20 min walk).