Nîmes
in Gard of Occitanie, France

Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
43.833 and 4.350 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 43° 49' 59" and E 4° 20' 59"
Currency and Currency Code:
Euro - EUR
Spoken languages:
French, Breton, Corsican, Catalan, Basque, Occitan
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 09:29 AM (Tuesday)
Timezone: Europe/Paris
UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:45 am and 6:54 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-43.733 and -176.350 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Matarakau
References
This place on Wikipedia
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Current travel safety evaluation for France in Western Europe

Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to France.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning France. Last Update: 2024-03-18 07:26:14

Discover Nîmes

Nîmes in Gard (Occitanie) with it's 148,236 citizens is a town in France about 360 mi (or 579 km) south of Paris, the country's capital city.

Current time in Nîmes is now 09:29 AM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named Europe / Paris with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 10 airports near Nîmes, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in France is Nîmes-Arles-Camargue Airport in a distance of 6 mi (or 10 km), South-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in France is Pont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct) in a distance of 12 mi (or 20 km), North-East. Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Arles, Ales, Avignon, Montpellier and Largentiere. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 18°C / 64 °F

Morning Temperature 12°C / 53 °F
Evening Temperature 19°C / 65 °F
Night Temperature 13°C / 55 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 54%
Air Pressure 1017 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (4 mph) from South
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 99% of sky
General Conditions Overcast clouds

Wednesday, 20th of March 2024

17°C (63 °F)
12°C (54 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.

Thursday, 21st of March 2024

19°C (65 °F)
16°C (61 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.

Friday, 22nd of March 2024

22°C (71 °F)
13°C (56 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, clear sky.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Appart City Nimes Arènes

Address
0,6 mi
Boulevard de Bruxelles 1
30000 Nimes
France

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Grand Hotel de Nimes

Address
1,3 mi
Rue Claude Nicolas Ledoux 202
30900 Nimes
France

Time Information

Checkout: 13:00 - Checkin: 13:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Novotel Atria Nîmes Centre

Address
0,7 mi
5 Boulevard de Prague
30000 NIMES
France

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 12:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Costières INTER-HOTEL

Address
1,3 mi
205 Rue Tony Garnier, parc hôtelier ville active
30900 Nimes
France

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Royal Hotel Nîmes

Address
0,4 mi
Boulevard Alphonse Daudet 3
30000 Nimes
France

Time Information

Checkout: 11:30 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Kyriad - Nimes Ouest

Address
1,3 mi
Rue Tony Garnier 157
30900 Nimes
France

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:30
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Appart City Nimes Residence de Tourisme

Address
1,1 mi
Allee de l Amerique Latine 364
30900 Nimes
France

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 8:00 - 20:00 (lunchbreak: 12:00 - 15:00)
Weekend: 8:00 - 17:00 (lunchbreak: 12:00 - 14:00)


Nimotel

Address
1,2 mi
Parc Hôtelier Ville Active
30900 Nimes
France

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Aparthotel Adagio access Nîmes

Address
0,9 mi
5 Allee Boissy D Anglas Triangle de la Gare
30000 NIMES
France

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Campanile - Nimes Centre Mas-Carbonnel

Address
1,0 mi
Rue de San Lucar 45
30900 Nimes
France

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 12:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Nîmes

Published: October 09, 2014
Length: 56:02 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Banque Vidéo Aerienne

Quelques extraits de plans réalisé lors de notre passage sur Nîmes pour la Banque Vidéo Aérienne en 4K.


Spéciale - épisode de mistral sur Nîmes - pompiers

Published: February 08, 2015
Length: 10:46 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Jimmy57

Le très fort épisode de mistral sur Nîmes le 8 février 2015 a entraîné de nombreuses interventions des pompiers (près de 350 en début de soirée). Les pompiers ont mis en place une...


Spera v Timofeeva – recurve junior women’s gold medal match | Nîmes 2015

Published: February 11, 2015
Length: 17:07 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: World Archery TV

Full recurve junior women's gold medal match from the third stage of the Indoor Archery World Cup 2014/15 in Nîmes, France. Loredana Spera (ITA) vs Rozalina Timofeeva (RUS) All matches...


Vidéo visite Nîmes et le Pont du Gard

Published: September 28, 2011
Length: 14:08 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Voyages-SNCF.com

http://bit.ly/17271AL Suivez notre reporter Mathieu à Nîmes, à la découverte des vestiges romains. La maison Carrée, la place du Forum, le temple de Diane, la tour Magne et les Arènes...


Départs pompiers Nîmes - compilation n°6

Published: December 07, 2014
Length: 52:20 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Jimmy57

Compilation de départs des sapeurs pompiers de Nîmes dans les rues de la ville. Plusieurs départs de VSAV, FPT, VSR et intervention VRM.


Mlinaria v Orlic – all-Croatia compound junior women’s bronze match | Nîmes 2015

Published: January 31, 2015
Length: 03:20 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: World Archery TV

Finalist at the last senior world champs at Belek 2013, Croatian Maja Orlic lost a semifinal shoot-off to Turkey's Yesim Bostan. Her chance at bronze redemption at Nîmes, in this match,...


Adiceom v Mammi – junior recurves in tight bronze fight | Nîmes 2015

Published: January 30, 2015
Length: 37:28 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: World Archery TV

Both Audrey Adiceom and Giulia Mammi lost tiebreakers in their semifinal matches – before taking their bronze final against each other the full five sets and more. Full recurve junior women's...


Nîmes, France: Bullfighting, French-Style

Published: August 20, 2009
Length: 05:24 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Rick Steves Europe

Nîmes' Arena, which is still in use, is considered the best conserved from ancient Rome. It's another example of fine Roman engineering and propaganda. The arena still hosts colorful pageantry...


Le projet de territoire du Pôle Métropolitain Nîmes-Alès est lancé

Published: February 25, 2015
Length: 48:34 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Alès Cévennes

Le 24 février 2015, les Agglos d'Alès et de Nîmes réunies dans un Pôle Métropolitain depuis 2007 ont officiellement lancé leur projet de territoire commun. Après quelques mois de concertati...


Fin de Fiesta Festival Nîmes Paulo Molina, Pedro Cintas, Celia Romero y Jesús Ortega

Published: January 30, 2013
Length: 14:29 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Juan Carlos Guajardo

Fin de Espectáculo Extremadura Territorio Flamenco con:Paulo Molina, Pedro Cinta yCelia Romero al cante. Baile: Jesús Ortega Guitarras: Francis Pinto, Ramón Amador, Juan Mauel Moreno y Juan...


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Maison Carrée

The Maison Carrée is an ancient building in Nîmes, southern France; it is one of the best preserved Roman temples to be found anywhere in the territory of the former Roman Empire.

Located at 43.8383, 4.35611 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Roman religious remains in France, Roman Nimes, Ancient Roman architecture, Ancient Roman temples, 10s BC establishments, 1st-century BC architecture, Conversion of non-Christian places of worship into churches, Buildings and structures in Nîmes, Visitor attractions in Nîmes

Battle of Nîmes

The Battle of Nîmes took place shortly after the capture and destruction of Avignon in 736. Charles Martel failed to capture the Umayyad city of Narbonne but devastated most of the other principal settlements of Septimania, including Nîmes, Agde, Béziers and Maguelonne, which he viewed as potential strongholds of the Saracens. The city of Nîmes and the Roman amphitheatre (turned into a fortress by the Visigoths) were destroyed under the orders of Charles Martel.

Located at 43.8367, 4.36005 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
737 in France, Battles involving the Franks, Nîmes, Battles involving the Umayyad Caliphate, 730s conflicts

Arena of Nîmes

The Arena of Nîmes is a Roman amphitheatre found in the French city of Nîmes. Built around 70 AD, it was remodelled in 1863 to serve as a bullring. The Arenas of Nimes is the site of two annual bullfights during the Feria de Nîmes, and it is also used for other public events. The building encloses an elliptical central space 133 m long by 101 m wide. It is ringed by 34 rows of seats supported by a vaulted construction.

Located at 43.835, 4.36 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Roman Nimes, Roman sites in Provence, Roman amphitheatres in France, Buildings and structures in Nîmes, Visitor attractions in Nîmes

Stade des Costières

Stade des Costières is a football stadium in Nîmes, France. It is the current home of Nîmes Olympique. The stadium is able to hold 18,482 people and opened in 1989.

Located at 43.816, 4.35928 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Football venues in France, Nîmes Olympique, Sports venues in Gard, Buildings and structures in Nîmes

Carré d'Art

The Carré d'art at Nîmes in southern France houses a museum of contemporary art and the city's library. Constructed of glass, concrete and steel, it faces the Maison Carrée, a perfectly preserved Roman temple that dates from the 1st century BC. In 1984, twelve architects, including Frank Gehry, Jean Nouvel and César Pelli were invited to submit proposals for the museum. A design by the British architect Norman Foster was selected, and the building was opened in May 1993.

Located at 43.8381, 4.35515 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Norman Foster buildings, Buildings and structures in Nîmes, Arts centres in France, Libraries in France, Museums in Gard, Art museums and galleries in France, Cultural infrastructure completed in 1993, Library buildings completed in 1993, Art museums established in 1993, Libraries established in 1993, 1993 establishments in France, Visitor attractions in Nîmes

Nîmes Cathedral

Nîmes Cathedral (Cathédrale Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Castor de Nîmes) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Nîmes, dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary and to the local saint Castor of Apt. It was the seat of the Bishops of Nîmes until 1877, when the name of the diocese was changed, and is still the seat of their successors the Bishops of Nîmes, Uzès and Alès. The cathedral is believed to stand on the site of the former temple of Augustus. It is partly Romanesque and partly Gothic in style.

Located at 43.8383, 4.36056 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Cathedrals in France, Basilica churches in France, Churches in Gard, Buildings and structures in Nîmes, Visitor attractions in Nîmes

Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nîmes

The Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nîmes is the fine arts museum of Nîmes.

Located at 43.8319, 4.3606 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Buildings and structures in Nîmes, Art museums and galleries in France, Museums in Gard, Art museums established in 1821, 1821 establishments in France


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