Attraction · Manosque · Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

Centre Jean Giono

This is Centre Jean Giono, an attraction in Manosque. Add any of 14 more places within 5 km to a visit. Couvent de la Présentation de Manosque, 100 m off, heads what is near.

Where

In Manosque

inside the commune

How well known

Top 15%

#5,252 of 37,318 French places we list

Warmest months

Apr–Oct

highs of 18–30°C

In brief

Attraction in Manosque

In Manosque

Centre Jean Giono is in the commune of Manosque, with 14 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.

When to go

Picking your season

Warm weather in Manosque runs April to October, with highs of 18–30°C.

Jan10° / 1°56 mm

Feb12° / 1°39 mm

Mar15° / 3°40 mm

Apr18° / 6°68 mm

May23° / 10°60 mm

Jun27° / 13°44 mm

Jul30° / 15°26 mm

Aug30° / 15°40 mm

Sep25° / 12°89 mm

Oct20° / 9°82 mm

Nov14° / 5°95 mm

Dec10° / 2°59 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Manosque, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the La Bastide Des Jourdans station, 14 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Manosque’s full climate →

About

Centre Jean Giono

Its story is told in 2 languages on Wikipedia.

Type: Attraction
Covered in: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune: Manosque, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Official site: centrejeangiono.com

Facts: Wikidata (CC0), OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) and the Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0).

The map

Numbered points are the places near Centre Jean Giono, which is in orange.

Towns near it

Bases for a visit

The most populous of the 8 is Manosque, at 22,718. Closest first, each of these towns names it on its page.

1 · It’s in this commune

Manosque

22,718 people

2 · 3.7 km southwest of it

Pierrevert

3,945 people

3 · 4.8 km south of it

Sainte-Tulle

3,558 people

4 · 6.6 km northeast of it

Volx

3,243 people

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Centre Jean Giono is	People
Manosque	It’s in this commune	22,718
Pierrevert	3.7 km southwest of it	3,945
Sainte-Tulle	4.8 km south of it	3,558
Volx	6.6 km northeast of it	3,243
Villeneuve	9.6 km northeast of it	4,360
Gréoux-les-Bains	11 km southeast of it	3,084
Vinon-sur-Verdon	11 km south of it	4,464
Oraison	14 km northeast of it	6,155

Make a day of it

More to see nearby

Around it, within 15 km, lie 61 more, including 3 attractions, 2 monasteries and 2 museums.

1Monastery or conventMonastery or conventCouvent de la Présentation de Manosque100 m west, in Manosque 2AttractionAttractionPorte de la Saunerie100 m north, in Manosque 3Monastery or conventMonastery or conventCouvent des Observantins de Manosque400 m north, in Manosque 4MuseumMuseumMaison « Le Paraïs »500 m northeast, in Manosque 5AttractionAttractionPorte de Soubeyran500 m north, in Manosque 6AttractionAttractionPont roman de Mane11 km north, in Mane 7CathedralCathedralConcathédrale Notre-Dame-du-Bourguet de Forcalquier14 km north, in Forcalquier 8MuseumMuseumMusée de Salagon12 km north, in Mane

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Centre Jean Giono in questions

Where is Centre Jean Giono?

Centre Jean Giono is in Manosque, in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur).

What is Centre Jean Giono?

Manosque, France.

How well known is Centre Jean Giono?

Centre Jean Giono has 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #5,252 of the 37,318 French places we list.

When is the best time to visit Centre Jean Giono?

April to October are the warmest months in Manosque, with afternoon highs of 18–30°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Centre Jean Giono?

Within 15 km: Couvent de la Présentation de Manosque (100 m), Porte de la Saunerie (100 m), Couvent des Observantins de Manosque (400 m) and Maison « Le Paraïs » (500 m).

Sources: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0: what it is, its articles, how widely it is covered), the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0), IGN commune boundaries, Météo-France 1991–2020 normals (Licence Ouverte 2.0).

Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.