Croix de Daurion
Croix de Daurion is a wayside cross in Nizas, Arrondissement of Béziers, Occitanie. Croix de Daurion is situated nearby to the winery Domaine de Daurion, as well as near Domaine de la Garance.- Type: Wayside cross
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Inscription: “O CRUX AVE / SPES UNICA”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lime kiln and Église de Saint-Gervais-et-Protais.
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 1 km northeast of Croix de Daurion.
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 2 km northwest of Croix de Daurion.
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 northeast of Croix de Daurion.
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 8 km east of Croix de Daurion.
Croix de Daurion
- Category: historic site
- Location: Nizas, Arrondissement of Béziers, Hérault, Occitanie, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.49845° or 43° 29′ 54″ northLongitude
3.3926° or 3° 23′ 33″ eastOpen location code
8FM5F9XV+92OpenStreetMap ID
node 13796428125OpenStreetMap feature
historic=wayside_crossOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholic
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