Croix des Plaines
Croix des Plaines is a wayside cross in Nizas, Arrondissement of Béziers, Occitanie. Croix des Plaines is situated nearby to the park Place du Languedoc, as well as near Nizas war memorial.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Église Sainte-Félicité-Sainte-Perpétue de Nizas and Nizas war memorial.
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 1¼ km south of Croix des Plaines.
Nizas war memorial
Memorial
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nizas war memorial is situated 1 km south of Croix des Plaines.
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 2 km south of Croix des Plaines.
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 southeast of Croix des Plaines.
Croix des Plaines
- Type: Wayside cross
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Category: historic site
- Location: Nizas, Arrondissement of Béziers, Hérault, Occitanie, France, Europe
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Latitude
43.5232° or 43° 31′ 24″ northLongitude
3.40637° or 3° 24′ 23″ eastOpen location code
8FM5GCF4+7GOpenStreetMap ID
node 13993394581OpenStreetMap feature
historic=wayside_crossOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholic
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