Sauvian

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Sauvian is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France. ()

Alternative names: Population: 4.1 thous. (2020)Area: 5.05 mi²Coordinates: 43°17'27"N, 3°15'20"E

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Sauvian – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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

4.2 miNW
13th-century Roman Catholic church
Béziers Cathedral, Béziers
107 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.
3.9 miNW
Canal
Fonseranes Locks, Béziers
101 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.
3.7 miNW
Bridge, Aqueduct
Orb Aqueduct, Béziers
95 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.
3.9 miNW
Canal
Water slope, Béziers
100 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.
3.9 miNW
Architecture, Church
St. James Church, Béziers
99 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.
3.8 miNW
Canal
Fonseranes Water Slope, Béziers
97 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.
4.1 miE
Church
Saint Felix Church, Portiragnes
104 min walk • The Saint-Félix de Portiragnes church is a listed Gothic-style church located in Portiragnes in the French department of Hérault in the Occitanie region.
3.7 miS
43°14'16"N • 3°15'30"E
Ferme La Yole, Vendres
94 min walk • Aquarium, Zoo
1.6 miSE
Church
Collégiale Notre-Dame de Grâce, Sérignan
40 min walk • The collegiate church of Notre-Dame de Grâce de Sérignan is a former collegiate church in the Gothic style located in Sérignan in the French department of Hérault and the region Occitanie.
2.1 miNE
Church
Saint Stephen's Church, Villeneuve-lès-Béziers
53 min walk • The Church of the Invention of Saint Stephen is a partially Romanesque church located in Villeneuve-lès-Béziers in the French department of Hérault in the Occitanie region.
1.3 miE
43°17'5"N • 3°16'46"E
La Cigalière, Sérignan
33 min walk • Concerts and shows, Theater

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Sauvian – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)