Croix de Camp Rous

Croix de Camp Rous is a wayside cross in Fontès, Arrondissement of Lodève, Occitanie. Croix de Camp Rous is situated near the quarry Carrière de basalte, as well as near the spring Source de Fontcouverte.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Clock tower and Église Saint-Hippolyte de Fontès.

Clock tower

City gate

Photo: Morten Lauveng, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Clock towers are a specific type of structure that house a turret clock and have one or more clock faces on the upper exterior walls. Many clock towers are freestanding structures but they can also adjoin or be located on top of another building. Clock tower is situated 1½ km west of Croix de Camp Rous.

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 2 km west of Croix de Camp Rous.

War memorial of Fontès

Memorial

Photo: Castanet, CC BY-SA 4.0.

War memorial of Fontès is situated 1½ km west of Croix de Camp Rous.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Caux and Pézenas.

Caux

Village

Photo: Fagairolles 34, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Caux is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France. Caux is situated 4 km southwest of Croix de Camp Rous.

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 de Camp Rous.

Croix de Camp Rous

Type: Wayside cross
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Category: historic site
Location: Fontès, Arrondissement of Lodève, Hérault, Occitanie, France, Europe
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Latitude

43.53742° or 43° 32′ 15″ north

Longitude

3.39942° or 3° 23′ 58″ east

Open location code

8FM5G9PX+XQ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 14222524264

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=wayside_cross

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=roman_catholic

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Carrière de basalte and Source de Fontcouverte.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Le Moulin d’Anquet and Monument commémoratif 1939-1945.

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Worth a closer look: Montpellier and Béziers.

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