Croix de Pierre Nicolas (dite « de Guiraudou »)
Croix de Pierre Nicolas (dite « de Guiraudou ») is a wayside cross in Caux, Arrondissement of Béziers, Occitanie. Croix de Pierre Nicolas (dite « de Guiraudou ») is situated nearby to the pitch Boulodrome Municipal, as well as near the sports venue Tennis Club de Caux.- Type: Wayside cross
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Inscription: “PIERRE / NICOLAS / 1651”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Église de Saint-Gervais-et-Protais and Lime kiln.
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 790 metres west of Croix de Pierre Nicolas (dite « de Guiraudou »).
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 1½ km east of Croix de Pierre Nicolas (dite « de Guiraudou »).
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 2½ km east of Croix de Pierre Nicolas (dite « de Guiraudou »).
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 9 km east of Croix de Pierre Nicolas (dite « de Guiraudou »).
Croix de Pierre Nicolas (dite « de Guiraudou »)
- Category: historic site
- Location: Caux, Arrondissement of Béziers, Hérault, Occitanie, France, Europe
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Latitude
43.50551° or 43° 30′ 20″ northLongitude
3.37824° or 3° 22′ 42″ eastInception
1651Open location code
8FM5G94H+67OpenStreetMap ID
node 8711693618OpenStreetMap feature
historic=wayside_crossOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholic
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Boulodrome Municipal and Tennis Club de Caux.
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