The Tide Gauge

  • Historic site and monument
  • 19th C
174 Corniche John Fitzerald Kennedy, 13007 Marseille 7ème
The Marseille tide gauge belongs to the French government and is managed by the Institut national de l'information géographique et forestière (IGN).
It is both a historic monument and a modern sea-level observatory: it's quite rare to have both qualities in the same place.
This historic monument was built at the end of the 19th century to fix the origin of continental French altitudes (altitude 0). This was achieved by means of a device of...

Localisation

Localisation

The Tide Gauge
174 Corniche John Fitzerald Kennedy, 13007 Marseille 7ème

Environment

Environment
  • Close to a public transportation
  • Bus stop < 500 m
Updated on 01 April 2025 at 17:32
by Office de Tourisme des Loisirs et des Congrès de Marseille
(Offer identifier : 5537901)