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.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Église Saint-Geniès de Montady and Malpas Tunnel.
Église Saint-Geniès de Montady
Church
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
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.
Béziers
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
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Latitude
43.3296° or 43° 19′ 47″ north
Longitude
3.11884° or 3° 7′ 8″ east
Inception
12th century
Open location code
8FM584H9+RG
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
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OpenStreetMap feature
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OpenStreetMap feature
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Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Turkish—“Tour de Montady” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Torre (Montadin)”
- Catalan: “Torre”
- French: “tour de Montady”
- French: “Tour de Montady”
- Turkish: “Montady Kulesi”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Vue sur l’étang de Montady et sur l’oppidum d’ensérune and Jardin de Fontjun.
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