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Vieille Chapelle, Marseille — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Vieille Chapelle is a quartier of Marseille built around the Bonneveine sports grounds, the Bowl skate park and a museum of contemporary art.
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Where to stay in Vieille Chapelle
Not every neighbourhood fits every trip — here's what each one is good for.
MarseilleFrancemoving one quartier along when Bonneveine is fullLa Pointe Rouge
The ASPTT Pointe Rouge grounds and the Stade Roger-Lebert are shared ground between the two quartiers. Beds are limited here, so book early.La Pointe Rouge →Few places to stay in Vieille Chapelle — most visitors book in Marseille nearby.
About Vieille Chapelle
What are the main landmarks in Vieille Chapelle?
The Museum of Contemporary Art, Marseille is the one draw that pulls visitors from outside. Everything else is neighbourhood infrastructure. Sport and recreation account for the rest of the list: the piscine Bonneveine, the stade de Bonneveine Antoine Terrades, the Bowl skate park, the boulodrome Pierre Peres and tennis la Castellane, with the Stade Roger-Lebert and the ASPTT Pointe Rouge grounds shared with La Pointe Rouge next door.
The église Notre-Dame-des-Neiges de Bonneveine is the parish marker.
What is the history of Vieille Chapelle?
Nothing in the record fixes a founding year. The names carry what history there is, with Bonneveine repeating across a swimming pool, a school sports hall, the stade de Bonneveine Antoine Terrades and the église Notre-Dame-des-Neiges de Bonneveine. No chapel appears in the recorded list.
The Museum of Contemporary Art, Marseille and the Bowl skate park belong to a far later chapter than the parish church does.
Where is Vieille Chapelle?
Vieille Chapelle takes in the Bonneveine grounds and borders La Pointe Rouge, with which it shares the Stade Roger-Lebert and the Deltaccor site.
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What is the best area to stay in Vieille Chapelle?
La Pointe Rouge: moving one quartier along when Bonneveine is full. Marseille: gallery evenings at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Marseille.
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Updated September 2026