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The Étang de Thau (French pronunciation: [etɑ̃ də to]; Occitan: Estanh de Taur) or Bassin de Thau is the largest of a string of lagoons (étangs) that stretch along the French coast from the Rhône river to the foothills of the Pyrenees and the border to Spain in the Languedoc-Roussillon. Although it has a high salinity, it is considered ...
Muscat de Rivesaltes AOC. Cabardès – Red wine, Rosé wine; Côtes de Malepère – Red wine; Corbières – Red wine; Coteaux du Languedoc; Fitou – Red wine; La Clape; Limoux AOC – White wine, Sparkling wine
These rivers as well as their tributaries take their character from the region's 'cévénol' climate, with sudden variations of flow causing sudden floods. Lagoons are found along the coast of Herault, the largest of which is the Étang de Thau, with an area of about 7,500 hectares. The hinterland of the lowlands of Bas-Languedoc is gradually ...
The Canal du Rhône à Sète (French pronunciation: [kanal dy ʁon a sɛt]; lit. "canal from the Rhône to Sète") is a canal in southern France, which connects the Étang de Thau in Sète to the Rhône River in Beaucaire, Gard. [1] The canal is made up of two previously constructed canals, the Canal des Étangs and Canal de Beaucaire. [2]
Situated on the étang de Thau, Mèze shares with Bouzigues its historic role as the oyster capital of the area. Almost a third of its inhabitants depend on the fishing industry for their livelihood. In recent years, tourism and transport have become increasingly central to the local economy. Map
At left the stream "du Pallas" and the place "Saint-Félix" in Loupian, the Étang de Thau and Sète on the right in the backgroud. Mèze, Hérault, France. Date:
Henry de Lumley, La Grand Histoire des premiers hommes européens, Odile Jacob, Paris, 2010 (ISBN 978 2 7381 2386 2). Aldo Bastié, Histoire de la Provence, Éditions Ouest-France, 2001. Mary Blume, Côte d'Azur: Inventing the French Riviera, Thames and Hudson, London, 1992.
The Les Onglous Lighthouse is the terminating point of the Canal du Midi where the canal enters the Étang de Thau. [1] [2] [3] The red and white lighthouse is at the tip of a short jetty projecting into the Étang de Thau.