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(Redirected from Cette)
'Sète' ('Seta' in Occitan) is a commune of France, in the Hérault ''département''. It is a port on the Mediterranean Sea. Its population at the 1999 census was 39,542.
The initial village started growing with the completion of the Canal du Midi (1681). It was called 'Cette' until 1927.
★ Area: 24.21 km²
★ Altitude: 4 m
Built upon & around Mont St Clair, Sète is situated on the south-eastern hub of the Bassin de Thau, an enclosed salt water lake used primarily for oyster and mussel fields. To its other side lies the Mediterranean.
Sète is the eastern starting point of the Canal du Midi. It is approximately 25 mins by train from Montpellier.
Sète was the birthplace of:
★ Paul Valéry (1871-1945), author and poet of the Symbolist school
★ Georges Brassens (1921-1981), singer and songwriter
Sète is a partner city with Neuburg an der Donau and experiences on average more than 300 clear days per year.
★ City council website (in French)
★ Tourist office website
★ lesjouteurs.com : Le Site du Pavois d'Or et des Joutes Languedociennes
Sète from Mont St-Clair.
'Sète' ('Seta' in Occitan) is a commune of France, in the Hérault ''département''. It is a port on the Mediterranean Sea. Its population at the 1999 census was 39,542.
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| History |
| Geography |
| Transport |
| Miscellaneous |
| External links |
History
The initial village started growing with the completion of the Canal du Midi (1681). It was called 'Cette' until 1927.
Geography
Sète.
★ Area: 24.21 km²
★ Altitude: 4 m
Built upon & around Mont St Clair, Sète is situated on the south-eastern hub of the Bassin de Thau, an enclosed salt water lake used primarily for oyster and mussel fields. To its other side lies the Mediterranean.
Transport
Lighthouse in Sète.
Sète is the eastern starting point of the Canal du Midi. It is approximately 25 mins by train from Montpellier.
Miscellaneous
Fountain in Sète.
Sète was the birthplace of:
★ Paul Valéry (1871-1945), author and poet of the Symbolist school
★ Georges Brassens (1921-1981), singer and songwriter
Sète is a partner city with Neuburg an der Donau and experiences on average more than 300 clear days per year.
External links
★ City council website (in French)
★ Tourist office website
★ lesjouteurs.com : Le Site du Pavois d'Or et des Joutes Languedociennes
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