Ravin de Sainte-Dévote
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Ravin de Sainte-Dévote | |
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Secteur réservé | |
 Sainte-Dévote Chapel | |
 Location in Monaco | |
| Coordinates: 43°44′15″N 7°25′15″E / 43.73750°N 7.42083°E | |
| Country |  Monaco |
| Area | |
| • Land | 0.023485 km2 (0.009068 sq mi) |
Ravin de Sainte-Dévote (French pronunciation: [ʁavɛ̃ də sɛ̃t devɔt]; Monégasque: Valu̍n de Santa Devota, English: Ravine of Saint Devota) is a ward in the Principality of Monaco.
Characteristics[edit]
The ravine of Sainte-Dévote lies in the valley of the river Gaumattes. Since 2013, the area of the ward has become (together with Monaco-Ville) a reserved sector, "whose current character must be preserved".[1] With a size of 2.35 hectares (6 acres)[2] it is the smallest ward of the country. It runs roughly along a stretch of territory oriented northwest to southeast, with a length of about 300 metres and a maximum width of 100 metres. At Monaco station (northwest) it borders France, and at the boulevard Albert 1st (south) it comes within around 40 metres of Port Hercules. The ward borders Moneghetti in the southwest, La Condamine in the south and southeast, Monte-Carlo in the northeast, and the French commune of Beausoleil in the northwest.
The bottom of the ravine is situated several dozens metres below the neighbouring wards. With the exception of the Sainte-Dévote Chapel, from which the ward got its name, there are few buildings; it is however dominated by buildings on both sides. Several bridges cross the area - the Saint-Dévote bridge gives access to the train station, in the southeast the bridge carrying the boulevard du Larvotto crosses the area almost above the Sainte-Dévote Chapel.
For the purpose of the population statistics in the 2016 census, the Ravin de Sainte-Dévote ward was integrated into the quarter of Les Moneghetti.[3]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Ordonnance Souveraine n° 4.481 du 13 septembre 2013" (in French). Journal de Monaco (Bulletin Officiel de la Principauté). Archived from the original on 2014-12-14.
- ^ "Monaco en Chiffres 2022, Chapitre 1 – Territoire et Environnement" (pdf) (in French). Monaco Statistics. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
- ^ "Monaco en Chiffres 2022, Chapitre 2 – Population" (pdf) (in French). Monaco Statistics. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
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