Saint-Thibéry

The Roman Bridge at Saint-Thibéry (French: Pont romain de Saint-Thibéry) was a Roman bridge on the Via Domitia in southern France. The partly surviving structure crossed the river Hérault in Saint-Thibéry, 17 km (11 mi) east of Béziers.

Communauté d'agglomération Hérault Méditerranée is the communauté d'agglomération, an intercommunal structure, centred on the town of Agde. It is located in the Hérault department, in the Occitania region, southern France. Created in 2002, its seat is in Saint-Thibéry. Its area is 386.6 km2. Its population was 80,259 in 2019, of which 29,600 in Agde proper.

The Canton of Florensac is a former subdivision of the French department of Hérault, and its subdivision, the Arrondissement of Béziers. It had 9,707 inhabitants (2012). It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It consisted of 4 communes, which joined the canton of Pézenas in 2015.

Bessan (French pronunciation: ​[bɛsɑ̃]; Occitan: Beçan) is a commune in the Hérault department of the Occitanie region in France. Its inhabitants are known as 'Bessanais' in French.

The site of the Château de Pézenas, a ruined medieval castle in the French town of Pézenas, in the département of Hérault.A castle is first mentioned on the site, a butte just outside and dominating the town, around 990. However, a plaque on the site claims that it was founded by the Celts in 407BC and that the site was also a fortress of Julius Caesar. A document of 1118 records that the Count of Béziers, Bernard Athon, ceded the castellum of Pézenas to his son, Raimon. Louis VIII, in 1226, and Louis IX in 1252, stayed here. The castle became a royal castellany in 1262. The latest castle was originally built by the Duc de Montmorency, François de Montmorency in 1575 on the domain of Granges des Près. It had seven towers, one of which was used as a chapel. The river, la Peyne, flowed along its walls. During the 17th century, Cardinal Richelieu, sworn enemy of the Duc de Montmorency Henri II, had promised to abolish the States of the Languedoc, fearing they were too strong and independent of the kingdom of Louis XIII. Following Henri's revolt at the head of the Languedoc States, in 1632 (or 1633, according to tourist information at the site), Richelieu ordered the castle to be destroyed. The inhabitants of Pézenas, so proud of their castle, were humiliated to have to demolish it themselves. Louis XIII gave the materials from the castle, as well as the site, to the Pézenas consuls. The bell, cast by Simon Faillet in 1587, was moved to the top of the bell tower at the Collégiale Saint-Jean church. (The tower later collapsed, in 1733, and had to be rebuilt.)Passing through the town in 1660, Louis XIV remarked of the castle, "En vérité, Messieurs, c'est grand dommage d'avoir fait démolir cette importante place." ("In truth, Sirs, it is a great pity to have demolished this important place.")The gateway and the surrounding walls were entirely rebuilt in the early years of the 21st century. The castle site is open to the public on special occasions such as concerts and theatrical presentations.

Castelnau-de-Guers (Languedocien: Castèlnòu de Guèrs) is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France. It is the birthplace of historian Michel Christol.

Cactus Park (8 hectares) is a commercial park with a botanical garden containing thousands of cactus and succulents, as well as a modest animal collection including yaks, goats, sheep, ducks, etc. It is located in Bessan, Hérault, Languedoc-Roussillon, France, and open daily in the warmer months; an admission fee is charged.

Florensac (French pronunciation: ​[flɔʁɑ̃sak]; Occitan: Florençac) is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France.

The Canton of Agde is a subdivision of the French department of Hérault, and its subdivision, the Arrondissement of Béziers.

Pomérols (French pronunciation: ​[pɔmeʁɔl]; Occitan: Pomeiròus) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.

Vias is a railway station in Vias, Occitanie, southern France. Within TER Occitanie, it is part of line 21 (Narbonne–Avignon).

Vias (French pronunciation: ​[vjas]; Occitan: Viaç) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France. It is a popular holiday destination, with many camp and caravan sites. Near Vias, the Canal du midi crosses the river Libron, an interesting historic engineering work. Vias station has rail connections to Narbonne, Montpellier and Avignon.