Croix de Chamayou
Croix de Chamayou is a wayside cross in Nizas, Arrondissement of Béziers, Occitanie. Access is restricted and requires permission. Croix de Chamayou is situated nearby to the winery Domaine de Nizas, as well as near the industrial building Lime kiln.- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Wayside cross
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lime kiln and Église Sainte-Félicité-Sainte-Perpétue de Nizas.
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 420 metres east of Croix de Chamayou.
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 1½ km northeast of Croix de Chamayou.
Nizas war memorial
Memorial
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nizas war memorial is situated 1½ km northeast of Croix de Chamayou.
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 Chamayou.
Croix de Chamayou
- Category: historic site
- Location: Nizas, Arrondissement of Béziers, Hérault, Occitanie, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.50364° or 43° 30′ 13″ northLongitude
3.395° or 3° 23′ 42″ eastOpen location code
8FM5G93W+F2OpenStreetMap ID
node 14005053888OpenStreetMap feature
historic=wayside_crossOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholic
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