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.- Stream
- …lies at an elevation of 2 metres (7 feet)
- Description: river in France, tributary of the Mediterranean Sea
- Also known as“Le Lex Rivière”“Lez River”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Phare de la méditerranée and Église Saint-Pierre de Palavas-les-Flots.
Phare de la méditerranée
The Phare de la méditerranée is an observation tower…
Église Saint-Pierre de Palavas-les-Flots
Church
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
Palavas-les-Flots is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.
Lez
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Latitude
43.52523° or 43° 31′ 31″ north
Longitude
3.9348° or 3° 56′ 5″ east
Open location code
8FM5GWGM+3W
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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”
- Chinese: “萊茲河”
- Dutch: “Lez”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر ليز”
- French: “Fleuve Lez”
- French: “Lez”
- Galician: “río Lez”
- German: “Lez”
- Irish: “Lez”
- Italian: “Lez”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Lez”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Les”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Lez (rijeka)”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Lez”
- Spanish: “Lez”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Maguelonne and Carnon-Plage.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Casino and Golf Montpellier Massane.
Occitanie: Highlights
Learn more about Haute-Garonne and Toulouse.
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