Lignan-sur-Orb

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Lignan-sur-Orb is a commune in the Hérault département in the Occitanie region in southern France. ()

Alternative names: Population: 3.2 thous. (2020)Area: 1.32 mi²Coordinates: 43°23'7"N, 3°9'58"E

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Lignan-sur-Orb – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Béziers Cathedral, Fonseranes Locks, Orb Aqueduct, Water slope.

3.7 miSE
13th-century Roman Catholic church
Béziers Cathedral, Béziers
95 min walk • Béziers Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church located in Béziers, France. The edifice dates from the thirteenth century, having been erected on the site of an earlier building that was destroyed during the Massacre at Béziers in the Albigensian Crusade.
4.1 miSE
Canal
Fonseranes Locks, Béziers
106 min walk • Fonseranes Locks are a flight of staircase locks on the Canal du Midi near Béziers. They consist of eight oval-shaped lock chambers, characteristic of the Canal du Midi, and nine gates, which allow boats to be raised a height of 21.5 metres over a distance of 300 metres.
4.2 miSE
Bridge, Aqueduct
Orb Aqueduct, Béziers
108 min walk • The Orb Aqueduct is a bridge which carries the Canal du Midi over the Orb in the city of Béziers in Languedoc, France.
4.2 miSE
Canal
Water slope, Béziers
107 min walk • A water slope is a type of canal inclined plane built to carry boats from a canal or river at one elevation up or down to a canal or river at another elevation.
1.7 miNE
Locality
Corneilhan
44 min walk • Corneilhan is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France.
4.1 miSE
Architecture, Church
St. James Church, Béziers
104 min walk • The Saint-Jacques de Béziers church is a Romanesque church located in Béziers in the French department of Hérault in the Occitanie region.
4.3 miSE
Canal
Fonseranes Water Slope, Béziers
110 min walk • The Fonseranes Water Slope, is a disused inclined plane on the Canal du Midi parallel to the Fonseranes Lock. It has a rise of 13.6 m and a slope of 5°. This technique for a water slope was described by the French engineer Jean Aubert in 1961. It was designed to lift vessels of up to 350 tonnes displacement.
3.6 miSE
Church
Église Saint-Aphrodise, Béziers
92 min walk • The Basilica of Saint-Aphrodise de Béziers is a Romanesque basilica located in Béziers in the French department of Hérault and the region Occitanie.
3.7 miSE
43°20'41"N • 3°12'46"E
Galerie de la Madeleine, Béziers
94 min walk • Square
4.3 miSE
Monuments and statues
Buste de Jean Laurès, Béziers
109 min walk • Jean Laurès was an Occitan writer and poet, born in Villeneuve-lès-Béziers on July 26, 1822 and died in Béziers on January 20, 1902. Jean Laurès was a félibre and majoral of Béziers.
4.5 miSW
Tower
Tour de Montady, Montady
116 min walk • The Tour de Montady is a keep located in the commune of Montady in the French department of Hérault in the Occitanie region.