Tour de Montady
Tour de Montady is a tower in Montady, Arrondissement of Béziers, Occitanie. Tour de Montady is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Vue sur l’étang de Montady et sur l’oppidum d’ensérune, as well as near the church Église Saint-Geniès de Montady.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Église Saint-Geniès de Montady and Malpas Tunnel.
Église Saint-Geniès de Montady
Church
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Église Saint-Geniès de Montady is a church, which is situated 100 metres north of Tour de Montady.
Malpas Tunnel
Canal
The Malpas tunnel carries the Canal du Midi under the d'Ensérune hill in Hérault, France. Excavated in 1679, it was Europe's first navigable canal tunnel and is a monument to the determination of Pierre-Paul Riquet, the chief engineer. Malpas Tunnel is situated 2½ km south of Tour de Montady.
Oppidum d’Ensérune
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The Oppidum d'Ensérune is an ancient hill-town near the village of Nissan-lez-Ensérune, France, located between Béziers and Narbonne close to the D609 and Canal du Midi. Oppidum d’Ensérune is situated 2½ km south of Tour de Montady.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Colombiers and Béziers.
Colombiers
Village
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Colombiers is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France.
Béziers
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Béziers is a city in the Hérault department in Occitanie, France. The city shows signs of Neolithic occupation, but the first recorded settlement was the Roman town of Baeterrae.
Tour de Montady
- Type: Tower
- Categories: building and historic site
- Location: Montady, Arrondissement of Béziers, Hérault, Occitanie, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.3296° or 43° 19′ 47″ northLongitude
3.11884° or 3° 7′ 8″ eastInception
12th centuryOpen location code
8FM584H9+RGOpenStreetMap ID
way 413963405OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerWikidata ID
Q21012949
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to French—“Tour de Montady” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Torre (Montadin)”
- Catalan: “Torre”
- French: “tour de Montady”
- French: “Tour de Montady”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Vue sur l’étang de Montady et sur l’oppidum d’ensérune and Mairie de Montady.
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