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Touring Agde in France
Agde in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon with its 23,001 citizens is located in France - some 387 mi or ( 622 km ) South of Paris , the country's capital city .
Time in Agde is now 04:09 AM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Paris " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Valros, Tourbes, Saint-Thibery, Rodez, and Portiragnes. Being here already, consider visiting Valros . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Agde ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Aqualand, Cap D'agde, Attraction The Wave
Vacances entre filles pour feter la fin des années lycées: fin juin 2007 ..
Remz Team '08two' EuroTour | Part 3 of 3
PART 3: Chris Haffey, Franky Morales, Nick Wood, and Kato touring around Europe from Scotland and England to the South of France via Belgium and Germany... ----- Part 3: day8&9 - May3-4 - Montpellier ..
Tour de France 2009 ARCALIS-Trek Document Series
EPISODE 11: When eight year old Liam Flanagan and his dad Bill decided to travel from their home in California to follow the Tour de France the had no idea that they were about to become part of the L ..
Francia, Canal du midi, Camarga, turismo fluvial
Viaje en primavera en el canal du midi, canal du rhône a Sète, Camarga. Montaje a partir de fotos de clientes de la agencia www.danfluvial.com, de nuevo y desde aqui, muchas gracias por permitirnos us ..
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Interesting facts about this location
The Youth of Agde
The Youth of Agde (l'Éphèbe d'Agde) is a bronze statue discovered on September 13, 1964, on the bed of the river Herault on the south-eastern coast of France, by Denis Fanquerle and divers from the Agde Marine Archaeological Research Group. It is probably associated with an ancient Greek shipwreck. Standing at a height of 1.33 meters, this bronze statue is dated to the 2nd century BC, and depicts a young man, probably a ruler.
Located at 43.31 3.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Agde Cathedral
Agde Cathedral (Cathédrale Saint-Étienne d'Agde) is a Roman Catholic cathedral dedicated to Saint Stephen located in Agde in the Hérault département of southern France. It stands on the bank of the Hérault River. It was formerly the seat of the Bishops of Agde, the last of whom, Charles-François-Siméon de Rouvroy de Saint-Simon de Vermandois de Sandricourt, was guillotined during the Terror.
Located at 43.31 3.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Agde Round Lock
The Agde Round Lock (French: L'Écluse Ronde d'Agde) is a canal lock on the Canal du Midi that connects to the Hérault River in Agde France. It is almost unique because it is round, which allows a boat to turn around, and the fact that it has three sets of lock gates, each with a different water level. It was built in 1676 of volcanic stone and was originally 29.20 m in diameter, 5.20 m deep. The lock is no longer round.
Located at 43.32 3.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Hérault (river)
The Hérault is a river of southern France. Its length is 148 kilometres . Its source is on the slopes of Mont Aigoual in the Cévennes mountains. It reaches the Mediterranean Sea near Agde.
Located at 43.28 3.44 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Cap d'Agde
Cap d'Agde is the seaside resort of the town of Agde, France, on the Mediterranean sea in the département of Hérault, within the région of Languedoc-Roussillon. Agde can be reached by TGV SNCF train direct from Paris or Lille whilst the closest airports are Béziers-Cap d'Agde en Languedoc, with direct budget airline services to the UK and Scandinavia, or Montpellier-Fréjorgues. Public transport (taxi or bus) is available between Agde and Cap d'Agde.
Located at 43.29 3.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
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