Coordinates: 43°24′19″N 3°41′51″E / 43.405278°N 3.6975°E / 43.405278; 3.6975
Sète (Seta in Occitan) is a commune in the Hérault department in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France.
Known as the Venice of Languedoc, it is a port and a sea-side resort on the Mediterranean Sea.
[edit] History
The initial village started growing with the completion of the Canal du Midi (1681). It was called Cette until 1927.
[edit] Geography
Built upon and 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.
[edit] Transport
Sète is the eastern starting point of the Canal du Midi, and the ending point of the Canal du Rhône à Sète. It is approximately 25 mins by train from Montpellier. Car ferries ply between Sète and Morocco.
[edit] Miscellaneous
Sète was the birthplace of:
Sète experiences on average more than 300 clear days per year.
[edit] Twin towns
Sète twinned with:
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