Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume (France)

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Information for Authority record

Name (Hebrew)
סן מקסימן לה-סנט-בום (צרפת)
Name (Latin)
Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume (France)
Other forms of name
nnaa Saint-Maximin, France
Saint-Maximin (Var, France)
St. Maximin la Ste. Baume (France)
St.-Maximin (Var, France)
Saint-Maximin-de-Provence (France)
Coordinates
5.861944444 5.861944444 43.45333333 43.45333333 (gooearth )
Associated country
France
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 140801782
Wikidata: Q848718
Library of congress: n 85207864
Sources of Information
  • BGN France gaz. no. 83, 1964(Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume, PPL, 43°27ʹN 5°52ʹE, in Var; Saint-Maximin, see Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume; cites 3 other Saint-Maximin)
  • Provence Paris publicité. St. Maximin la Ste. Baume, 1983:map recto (St.-Maximin, Saint-Maximin, St. Maximin la Ste. Baume, Saint-Maximin la Sainte-Baume)
  • LC data base, 11-5-85(hdg.: Saint-Maximin, France)
  • BGN France gaz. no. 83, 1964(Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume, PPL, 43p0s27ʹN 5p0s52ʹE, in Var; Saint-Maximin, see Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume; cites 3 other Saint-Maximin)
  • Moncault, M. La Basilique Sainte-Marie-Madeleine et le Couvent royal dominicain, c1985:t.p. (Saint-Maximin-de-Provence)

Wikipedia description:

Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ maksimɛ̃ la sɛ̃t bom]; Occitan: Sant Maissemin de la Santa Bauma) is a commune in the southeastern French department of Var, in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Located 40 km (25 mi) east of Aix-en-Provence, the town lies at the foot of the Sainte-Baume mountains. Baume or bama is the Provençal equivalent of cave. The town's basilica is dedicated to Mary Magdalene.

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