Borne Milliaire d’Auguste

A miliarium was a cylindrical, oval or parallelepiped column placed on the edge of Roman roads to mark the distances every thousand passus, that is, every mile.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Église Saint-Martin du Crès and Saint-Aunès station.

Église Saint-Martin du Crès

Church

Photo: Alexander Baranov, CC BY 2.0.

Église Saint-Martin du Crès is a church, which is situated 340 metres east of Borne Milliaire d’Auguste.

Saint-Aunès station

Railway station

Photo: Cramos, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Saint-Aunès is a railway station in Saint-Aunès, Occitanie, southern France. Within TER Occitanie, it is part of line 21. Saint-Aunès station is situated 3 km southeast of Borne Milliaire d’Auguste.

Chapelle Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens de Jacou

Community center

Photo: Melienes, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Chapelle Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens de Jacou is a community center, which is situated 2 km northwest of Borne Milliaire d’Auguste.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Castelnau-le-Lez and Saint-Aunès.

Castelnau-le-Lez

Town

Photo: GO69, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Castelnau-le-Lez is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region of Southern France. Located on the outskirts of Montpellier, it is situated around 3 km north of the city centre.

Saint-Aunès is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France. Saint-Aunès station has rail connections to Narbonne, Montpellier and Avignon. Saint-Aunès is situated 2½ km southeast of Borne Milliaire d’Auguste.

Antigone

Quarter

Photo: Mystère B, CC BY 3.0.

Antigone is a neighbourhood of Montpellier, France, east of the city centre. It is best known for its architectural design by Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura. Antigone is situated 6 km southwest of Borne Milliaire d’Auguste.

Borne Milliaire d’Auguste

Type: Historic site
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Le Crès, Arrondissement of Montpellier, Hérault, Occitanie, France, Europe
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Latitude

43.6492° or 43° 38′ 57″ north

Longitude

3.93339° or 3° 56′ 0″ east

Open location code

8FM5JWXM+M9

OpenStreetMap ID

node 9547557645

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=milestone

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