Lez
The Lez is a 29.6-kilometre river in the Hérault department in southern France. It is the main river of the city of Montpellier. The river has its source in the forest 5 km north of Saint-Clément-de-Rivière and it flows into the Mediterranean Sea at Palavas-les-Flots after first passing between two large lagoons and intersecting with the Canal du Rhône à Sète.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in France, tributary of the Mediterranean Sea
- Also known as: “Le Lex Rivière” and “Lez River”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Phare de la méditerranée and Église Saint-Pierre de Palavas-les-Flots.
Phare de la méditerranée
Photo: Dinkley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Phare de la méditerranée is an observation tower with a revolving restaurant 45 metres above ground at Palavas-les-Flots in France. It was built in 1943 as a water tower.
Église Saint-Pierre de Palavas-les-Flots
Church
Photo: Dinkley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Église Saint-Pierre de Palavas-les-Flots is a church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Palavas-les-Flots and Pérols.
Palavas-les-Flots
Village
Photo: Anganmoore, CC BY 4.0.
Palavas-les-Flots is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.
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 4 km north of Lez.
Lattes
Town
Photo: Alexander Baranov, CC BY 2.0.
Lattes is a commune in the Hérault département in the Occitanie region in southern France, located just on the outskirts of Montpellier. Lattes is situated 5 km northwest of Lez.
Lez
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Occitanie, France, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Spanish—“Lez” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Lez”
- Catalan: “Les”
- Chinese: “莱兹河_(埃罗省)”
- Chinese: “莱兹河”
- Chinese: “萊茲河”
- Dutch: “Lez”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر ليز”
- French: “Fleuve Lez”
- French: “Lez”
- German: “Lez”
- Irish: “Lez”
- Italian: “Lez”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Lez”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Les”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Lez (rijeka)”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Lez”
- Spanish: “Lez”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Casino and Golf Montpellier Massane.
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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 “Lez”. Photo: Hugo.soria, CC BY-SA 3.0.