Étang de Thau
The Étang de Thau or Bassin de Thau is the largest of a string of lagoons that stretch along the French coast from the Rhône river to the foothills of the Pyrenees and the border to Spain in the Languedoc-Roussillon.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Christian Ferrer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Christian Ferrer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Lagoon
- Description: French lagoon
- Also known as: “Etang de thau”, “Etang de Thau”, “Étang de thau”, “Sete Lagoon”, “Sète Lagoon”, and “Thau lagoon”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mèze and Marseillan.
Mèze
Town
Photo: Christian Ferrer, CC BY 4.0.
Mèze is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France. Its inhabitants are called Mézois. Mèze is situated 4½ km north of Étang de Thau.
Marseillan
Village
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Marseillan is a resort town and commune in the Hérault department in southern France. As of 2022, the population of Marseillan is 8,047. The port of Marseillan is a protected heritage site, and the altar and organ in the church are also listed. Marseillan is situated 7 km southwest of Étang de Thau.
Loupian
Village
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Loupian is a commune in the Hérault département in southern France. Loupian is situated 7 km north of Étang de Thau.
Étang de Thau
- Category: body of water
- Location: Hérault, Occitanie, France, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Swedish—“Étang de Thau” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Thau urmael”
- Basque: “Thau urmaela”
- Catalan: “Estany de Taur”
- Catalan: “Estany de Thau”
- Cebuano: “Étang de Thau”
- Chinese: “托潟湖”
- Chinese: “拓湖”
- Chuvash: “Этан-де-То”
- Czech: “Étang de Thau”
- Dutch: “Bassin de Thau”
- Dutch: “Bassin du Thau”
- Dutch: “Etang de Thau”
- Dutch: “Étang de Thau”
- Dutch: “Thau”
- French: “Bassin de Thau”
- French: “Etang de Thau”
- French: “étang de Thau”
- French: “Étang de thau”
- French: “Étang de Thau”
- French: “Lagune de Thau”
- French: “Syndicat mixte du bassin de Thau”
- German: “Bassin de Thau”
- German: “Étang de Thau”
- German: “Thau-See”
- Italian: “stagno di Thau”
- Italian: “Stagno di Thau”
- Japanese: “トー湖”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Bassin de Thau”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Etang de Thau”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Étang de Thau”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Estanh de Taur”
- Russian: “То”
- Russian: “Этан-де-То”
- Slovenian: “Étang de Thau”
- Spanish: “Etang de Thau”
- Spanish: “Étang de Thau”
- Swedish: “Étang de Thau”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Le Castellas and Île de Thau.
Notable Places Nearby
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Étang de Thau”. Photo: Christian Ferrer, CC BY-SA 3.0.