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Les Olives, Marseille — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Les Olives is a residential district of Marseille, in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, marked by the église Sainte-Bernadette de Beaumont.
About Les Olives
Where to stay in Les Olives
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Les Olives lies among the residential neighbourhoods of Marseille, near the église Sainte-Bernadette de Beaumont and the stade des Olives. Hotels are few in this residential pocket of Marseille. Travellers who choose this quarter reach central Marseille and the wider Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur by road, with the Vélodrome des Olives and the jardin Bonniot among the local landmarks close at hand.
Quiet suits families.
About Les Olives
What are the main landmarks in Les Olives?
Local landmarks in Les Olives are parish churches and sports grounds. The église Sainte-Bernadette de Beaumont, the église Notre-Dame-de-Chaldée de Bois-Lemaître and the église Saint-Patrice de Croix-Rouge serve the neighbourhoods, while the stade des Olives, the Vélodrome des Olives and the boulodrome Paul Preboist mark the sporting life of this part of Marseille. The jardin Bonniot adds green.
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur frames it all.
What is the history of Les Olives?
Les Olives grew as a residential quarter within Marseille. Its parish churches, the église Sainte-Bernadette de Beaumont, the église Notre-Dame-de-Chaldée de Bois-Lemaître and the église Saint-Patrice de Croix-Rouge, took the names of the small neighbourhoods that make up this corner of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. The stade des Olives anchors its sporting life.
The quarter stays residential.
Where is Les Olives?
Les Olives lies among the residential neighbourhoods of Marseille, a quarter of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur set by the stade des Olives in France.
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Updated July 2026