Béziers

Béziers is a city in the Hérault department in Occitanie, France. The city shows signs of Neolithic occupation, but the first recorded settlement was the Roman town of Baeterrae.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Béziers station and Fonseranes Locks.

Béziers station

Railway station

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Béziers station is a French railway station that serves the town of Béziers in the Hérault département of southern France. It is on the Bordeaux–Sète railway.

Fonseranes Locks are a flight of staircase locks on the Canal du Midi near Béziers. They consist of eight oval-shaped lock chambers, characteristic of the Canal du Midi, and nine gates, which allow boats to be raised a height of 21.5 metres over a distance of 300 metres.

Béziers amphitheatre

Garden

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Béziers amphitheatre is a garden.

Béziers

Type: Locality with 80,800 residents
Also known as: “34032” and “Beziers”
Location: Arrondissement of Béziers, Hérault, Occitanie, France, Europe
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Latitude

43.3433° or 43° 20′ 36″ north

Longitude

3.2161° or 3° 12′ 58″ east

Population

80,800

Elevation

75 metres (246 feet)

Open location code

8FM586V8+8C

GeoNames ID

6455063

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In Other Languages

“Béziers” goes by many names.

French: “Béziers”

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