Caux
Caux is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France.Places of Interest
Highlights include Noria and Église de Saint-Gervais-et-Protais.
Noria
Historic site
Photo: Falconaumanni, CC BY-SA 3.0.
A noria is a hydropowered scoop wheel used to lift water into a small aqueduct, either for the purpose of irrigation or to supply water to cities and villages.
Église de Saint-Gervais-et-Protais
Church
Photo: Fagairolles 34, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Église de Saint-Gervais-et-Protais is a church.
Lime kiln
Industrial building
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
A lime kiln is a kiln used for the calcination of limestone to produce the form of lime called quicklime. The chemical equation for this reaction is: CaCO3 + heat → CaO + CO2 This reaction can take place at anywhere above 840 °C, but is generally considered to occur at 900 °C, but a temperature around 1,000 °C is usually used to make the reaction proceed quickly.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pézenas.
Pézenas
Photo: Christian Ferrer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pézenas is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.
Caux
- Type: Locality with 2,690 residents
- Also known as: “34063”
- Location: Arrondissement of Béziers, Hérault, Occitanie, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.5072° or 43° 30′ 26″ northLongitude
3.3689° or 3° 22′ 8″ eastPopulation
2,690Elevation
100 metres (328 feet)Open location code
8FM5G949+VHGeoNames ID
6455067
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Ukrainian—“Caux” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Caus”
- Catalan: “Caus”
- Chinese: “科镇”
- French: “Caux”
- Kazakh: “Ко”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Caus”
- Serbian: “Ко”
- Ukrainian: “Ко”
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