Croix du Frigoulas
Croix du Frigoulas is a wayside cross in Fontès, Arrondissement of Lodève, Occitanie.- Type: Wayside cross
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Inscription: “1840”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Église Sainte-Félicité-Sainte-Perpétue de Nizas and Lime kiln.
Église Sainte-Félicité-Sainte-Perpétue de Nizas
Church
Photo: Vladmakarov, Public domain.
Église Sainte-Félicité-Sainte-Perpétue de Nizas is a church, which is situated 2 km southeast of Croix du Frigoulas.
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. Lime kiln is situated 2½ km south of Croix du Frigoulas.
Église Saint-Hippolyte de Fontès
Church
Photo: Fagairolles 34, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Église Saint-Hippolyte de Fontès is a church, which is situated 2½ km northwest of Croix du Frigoulas.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pézenas and Montagnac.
Pézenas
Photo: Christian Ferrer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pézenas is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.
Montagnac
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Montagnac is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France. Montagnac is situated 9 km southeast of Croix du Frigoulas.
Croix du Frigoulas
- Category: historic site
- Location: Fontès, Arrondissement of Lodève, Hérault, Occitanie, France, Europe
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Latitude
43.52702° or 43° 31′ 37″ northLongitude
3.39804° or 3° 23′ 53″ eastOpen location code
8FM5G9GX+R6OpenStreetMap ID
node 12863356909OpenStreetMap feature
historic=wayside_crossOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholic
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