Croix de la Sablière
Croix de la Sablière is a wayside cross in Arrondissement of Lodève, Hérault, Occitanie. Croix de la Sablière is situated nearby to the archaeological site Dolmen du Lac de Montcalmès, as well as near the village Saint-Jean-de-Fos.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert Abbey and Église Saint-Laurent de Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert.
Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert Abbey
Church
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Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert Abbey or Gellone Abbey is a Benedictine abbey in Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert, Hérault in France. It was founded in 804 by an Aquitanian aristocrat of the Carolingian era, William of Gellone, known in Occitan as 'Guilhelm'. Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert Abbey is situated 2 km west of Croix de la Sablière.
Église Saint-Laurent de Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert
Ruins
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Église Saint-Laurent de Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert is a ruins, which is situated 1½ km west of Croix de la Sablière.
Tower of the Prisons
Tower
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Tower of the Prisons is situated 1½ km west of Croix de la Sablière.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert and Saint-Jean-de-Fos.
Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert
Photo: Ondřej Žváček, CC BY 2.5.
Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert is an isolated village in the Hérault region. It's situated in the valley of the Gellone river which runs through the town, and because of its isolation it has maintained its historic state.
Saint-Jean-de-Fos
Village
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Saint-Jean-de-Fos is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France. Saint-Jean-de-Fos is situated 4½ km southwest of Croix de la Sablière.
Croix de la Sablière
- Type: Wayside cross
- Category: historic site
- Location: Arrondissement of Lodève, Hérault, Occitanie, France, Europe
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Latitude
43.73604° or 43° 44′ 10″ northLongitude
3.57245° or 3° 34′ 21″ eastOpen location code
8FM5PHPC+CXOpenStreetMap ID
node 2239879600OpenStreetMap feature
historic=wayside_cross
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