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Agde Destination Guide

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 .

Interactive map of Agde

Time in Agde is now 06:25 AM (Sunday) . 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.


Videos

Aqualand, Cap D'agde, Attraction The Wave

0:38 min by diloudi
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Vacances entre filles pour feter la fin des années lycées: fin juin 2007 ..

Remz Team '08two' EuroTour | Part 3 of 3

6:35 min by REMeditZ
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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

2:19 min by trekbikesusa
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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

1:21 min by Damien Labrunie
Views: 9274 Rating: 5.00

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 43.31 3.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: 2nd-century BC sculptures, Buildings and structures in Hérault, Hellenistic and Roman bronzes, Sculptures in France

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 43.31 3.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Churches in Hérault, Former cathedrals in France, Fortified churches

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 43.32 3.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Locks on the Canal du Midi

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.

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Located at 43.28 3.44 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Coastal basins of the Gulf of Lion, Geography of Gard, Geography of Hérault, Rivers of France, Rivers of Languedoc-Roussillon

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 43.29 3.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Beaches of France, Geography of Hérault, Naturist resorts, Visitor attractions in Languedoc-Roussillon

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Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Agde