Étang de l’Or
Étang de l'Or, or Golden Lagoon, is a large, shallow, brackish body of water in the Département of Hérault in the south of France. Its surface area is 30 km².Photo: Frachet, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Lagoon
- Description: lake in southern France
- Also known as: “Etang de Mauguio”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Redoute du Grand-Travers and Cemetery of La Grande-Motte.
Redoute du Grand-Travers
Ruins
Photo: Le Boustrophedon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Redoute du Grand-Travers is a ruins.
Cemetery of La Grande-Motte
Cemetery
Photo: Lev. Anthony, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cemetery of La Grande-Motte is situated 3 km southeast of Étang de l’Or.
Chapelle de la Petite Motte
Chapel
Photo: Lev. Anthony, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chapelle de la Petite Motte is situated 4 km east of Étang de l’Or.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mauguio and La Grande-Motte.
Mauguio
Town
Photo: Fagairolles 34, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mauguio is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France. Mauguio is situated 4 km northwest of Étang de l’Or.
La Grande-Motte
Town
Photo: Jjoulie, CC BY-SA 3.0.
La Grande-Motte is a commune in the Hérault département in Occitanie in southern France. The commune was created in 1974 from part of the commune of Mauguio. La Grande-Motte is situated 5 km southeast of Étang de l’Or.
Pérols
Village
Photo: Gregdur, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pérols is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France. Close to the city of Montpellier, it is mostly a quiet village with beautiful old buildings. Pérols is situated 7 km west of Étang de l’Or.
Étang de l’Or
- Categories: artificial pond and body of water
- Location: Hérault, Occitanie, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.58095° or 43° 34′ 51″ northLongitude
4.03056° or 4° 1′ 50″ eastElevation
-1 metres (-3 feet)Open location code
8FM6H2JJ+96OpenStreetMap ID
way 15013442OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lagoonGeoNames ID
2995120Wikidata ID
Q3591732
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Satellite Map
Discover Étang de l’Or from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Venetian—“Étang de l’Or” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Étang de Mauguio”
- Chinese: “奥尔湖”
- Dutch: “Étang de l’Or”
- French: “Etang de l’Or”
- French: “étang de l’Or”
- French: “Étang de l’or”
- French: “Étang de l’Or”
- French: “Étang de Mauguio”
- German: “Étang de l’Or”
- Italian: “stagno di l’Or”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Estanh de l’Òrt”
- Venetian: “Stagno de l’Or”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Cabanes du Salaison and Le Village du Grand Travers.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pinède de La Grande Motte and Place de la Tramontane.
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