Ravin de Sainte-Dévote (;
Monégasque: ''Valu̍n de Santa Devota'', ) is a ward in the
Principality of Monaco
Monaco, officially the Principality of Monaco, is a sovereign city-state and microstate on the French Riviera a few kilometres west of the Italian region of Liguria, in Western Europe, on the Mediterranean Sea. It is a semi-enclave borde ...
.
Characteristics
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
Monaco City ( ; ) is the southcentral ward in the Principality of Monaco. Located on a headland that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, it is nicknamed The Rock (; ). The name "Monaco City" is misleading: it is not itself a city, but a histor ...
) a ''reserved sector'', "whose current character must be preserved". With a size of 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
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, and at the boulevard Albert 1st (south) it comes within around 40 metres of
Port Hercules. The ward borders
Moneghetti
Les Moneghetti ( ) is the north-central ward in the Principality of Monaco, bordering neighboring France. Moneghetti was incorporated in La Condamine.
Overview
Situated in an area where the Alps drop into the Mediterranean Sea, Les Moneghetti has ...
in the southwest,
La Condamine
La Condamine (; ) is the central ward and a quartier in the Principality of Monaco. The quartier's landmarks include Port Hercules, the Rainier III Nautical Stadium, and the Princess Antoinette Park. Its farmers' market, at ''Place d'Armes, ...
in the south and southeast,
Monte-Carlo
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in the northeast, and the
French commune
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of
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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
The Chapel of Sainte—Dévote (; ) is a Roman Catholic chapel dedicated to Saint Devota, the patron saint of Monaco, which lies in the Monégasque ward of Ravin de Sainte-Dévote.
The chapel was first mentioned in archived documents dated 1070, ...
, 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.
See also
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Municipality of Monaco
The Municipality of Monaco (; ) is the only administrative division of the Principality of Monaco, and is coterminous with the state as a whole. It only borders France and it is in Europe.
Political order
The municipal system is determined by t ...
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Geography of Monaco
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Administrative divisions of Monaco
References
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