Oppidum d’Ensérune
The Oppidum d'Ensérune is an ancient hill-town near the village of Nissan-lez-Ensérune, France, located between Béziers and Narbonne close to the D609 and Canal du Midi.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Malpas Tunnel and Église Saint-Sylvestre-et-Sainte-Colombe de Colombiers.
Malpas Tunnel
Canal
The Malpas tunnel carries the Canal du Midi under the d'Ensérune hill in Hérault, France. Excavated in 1679, it was Europe's first navigable canal tunnel and is a monument to the determination of Pierre-Paul Riquet, the chief engineer. Malpas Tunnel is situated 1¼ km east of Oppidum d’Ensérune.
Église Saint-Sylvestre-et-Sainte-Colombe de Colombiers
Church
Église Saint-Sylvestre-et-Sainte-Colombe de Colombiers is a church, which is situated 2 km east of Oppidum d’Ensérune.
Église Saint-Saturnin
Church
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Colombiers and Salles-d’Aude.
Salles-d’Aude
Village
Salles-d'Aude is a commune in the Aude department in southern France. Salles-d’Aude is situated 8 km south of Oppidum d’Ensérune.
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.Oppidum d’Ensérune
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: human settlement in France
- Categories: archaeological site, oppidum, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Nissan-lez-Enserune, Arrondissement of Béziers, Hérault, Occitanie, France, Europe
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Latitude
43.3098° or 43° 18′ 35″ north
Longitude
3.11175° or 3° 6′ 42″ east
Elevation
28 metres (92 feet)
Open location code
8FM58456+WM
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OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Spanish—“Oppidum d’Ensérune” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Ensérune”
- Basque: “Enséruneko oppiduma”
- Catalan: “Enserune”
- Catalan: “Oppidum d’Ausseruna”
- Czech: “oppidum v Ensérune”
- Dutch: “Oppidum d’Enserune”
- Dutch: “Oppidum d’Ensérune”
- French: “oppidum d’Ensérune”
- French: “Oppidum d’Ensérune”
- German: “Ensérune”
- German: “Oppidum d’Ensérune”
- Italian: “Ensérune”
- Italian: “Oppidum d’Ensérune”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Oppidum d’Ausseruna”
- Persian: “اوپیدوم دانسروم”
- Spanish: “Oppidum de Enserune”
- Spanish: “Oppidum de Ensérune”
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