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Béziers (French pronunciation:; Occitan: Besièrs) is a city in southern France. It is a subprefecture of the Hérault department in the Occitanie region. Every August Béziers hosts the famous Feria de Béziers, which is centred on bullfighting. A million visitors are attracted to the five-day event.
Beziers is at the centre of the largest wine-producing region in France and is famous for both its wine and its bullfights. Near the town is the Fonseranes Canal Lock, a succession of seven locks allowing boats to manoeuvre a 21 meter level change.
Située sur les rives de l' Orb, Béziers est, avec 80 341 habitants en 2021, la deuxième commune la plus peuplée de l'Hérault après Montpellier et la cinquième de la région Occitanie. Elle est ville-centre de l' agglomération qui compte 95 786 habitants en 2021 et son aire d'attraction, 200 883 habitants à la même date.
- Béziers Cathedral. High on a crag above the River Orb, the city’s cathedral had the same fate as the rest of the city in the middle ages. The predecessor was burned down in 1209, and the current building was erected in the Middle Gothic style later that century.
- Allées Paul-Riquet. The centre of Béziers in every sense, Allées Paul-Riquet is a princely promenade that was plotted along the lines of the city’s old ditches and ramparts in 1827.
- Musée du Biterrois. Set in 17th-century barracks is a museum revealing the history of Béziers. The most violent episode in the city’s past, the 1209 massacre of the Cathars during the Albigensian Crusade, is dealt with in depth: There’s a model showing how the city would have looked and accounts and paintings of the carnage.
- Pont Vieux. For centuries the only route from Provence to Toulouse was along this 13th-century bridge on the River Orb. The Pont Vieux is a marvellous Romanesque structure, famed for its asymmetrical arches and inscribed into France’s inventory of historic monuments in 1963.
Easily Languedoc's most underrated city, Béziers is a great surprise. It's small enough not to be overwhelming, yet has plenty of character. Its historical centre, built on a hilltop, is a great place for a stroll.
Apr 15, 2024 · Béziers Méditerranée est facilement accessible et idéalement placé, au cœur de la région Occitanie, entre Montpellier, Perpignan et Carcassonne, non loin de Toulouse. Entre cordon dunaire et le Canal du Midi, c’est ici que commencent vos prochaines vacances !
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