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The
community of Pézènes-les-Mines including Pézènes, 5 hamlets and 2
domains is situated in the region Languedoc-Roussillon - the heart
of the Hérault district, 60 km from Montpellier - between Bédarieux and Clermont l'Hérault,
12 km from Lake Salagou, 8 km from Lake Olivette, 45 km from the Mediterranean. Here
you can find places that are not as crowded as other regions of Southern France: |
Within
a perimeter of 20 km, you can discover:
 | Lake Salagou:
Surrounded by red stone, this lake is the result of the construction of a
water supply dam. It's an enormous swimmingpool for all those who like
watersports. |
| Mourèze:
walks in the white dolomit rocks. |
| Villeneuvette:
Former royal cloth factory from the 17th century |
| prehistoric
copper mine «Pioch Farus» in Cabrières |
| Grandmont
Abbey: Big arboreous parc, dolmens … |
| Soumartre:
Open-air museum of apiculture and local flora |
Within
a perimeter of 40 km you can discover:
| St.
Guilhem le Désert: Picturesque village near the riverside of the Hérault
with it's craftshops |
| Cirque
de Navacelles: Washed-out basin of a small river. Surprising contrasts
of nature in Languedoc |
| Sète:
Town full of colours and atmosphere and an important harbour. |
| The
Meditteranean |
| The Carroux
Mountains |
| The
Tarn Canyon |
| The
Millau Viaduct |
| The
Cathar castles |
This
is probably one of the best places to...
| taste
some nice wine (we are near one of the most important wine-growing districts
of Southern France) |
| go
for a hiking- or bicycle tour (you may find detailed guidebooks) |
| watch
the stars at night (no light pollution, very clear nights) |
| swim
and hang around at Lake Salagou (a lake in full nature, very good for
windsurfing!) |
location: low mountain
range
altitude:
270 m above sea level
population figure: 200 inhabitants (6 per/ km²)
Surface area: 2.765 ha
10 km from Bedarieux
15 km from Clérmont l'Hérault
24 km from Pézenas
10 km from shopping center
village: Pézènes-les-Mines
hamlets: Le
Mas-Bousquet,
Taussac,
Les Vignals, La Braunhe,
Les
Montades
domains: Pouzes, Roudanerques
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