Croix du Boulevard
Croix du Boulevard is a wayside cross in Caux, Arrondissement of Béziers, Occitanie. Croix du Boulevard is situated nearby to the square Place du Souvenir Français, as well as near the community center Lou Recantou.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Église de Saint-Gervais-et-Protais and Lime kiln.
Église de Saint-Gervais-et-Protais
Church
Photo: Fagairolles 34, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Église de Saint-Gervais-et-Protais is a church, which is situated 210 metres northwest of Croix du Boulevard.
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 east of Croix du Boulevard.
Monastère Notre-Dame de Pitié de Mougères
Monastery
Photo: Fagairolles 34, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Monastère Notre-Dame de Pitié de Mougères is a monastery, which is situated 3 km west of Croix du Boulevard.
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 10 km east of Croix du Boulevard.
Croix du Boulevard
- Type: Wayside cross
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Category: historic site
- Location: Caux, Arrondissement of Béziers, Hérault, Occitanie, France, Europe
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Latitude
43.50567° or 43° 30′ 20″ northLongitude
3.37047° or 3° 22′ 14″ eastOpen location code
8FM5G94C+75OpenStreetMap ID
node 13742964242OpenStreetMap feature
historic=wayside_crossOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholic
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