Selection of the most beautiful monuments in the Hérault

Faculté
34000 Montpellier

Montpellier's Faculty of Medicine, founded in 1220, is the oldest active medical school in the world. Located in a medieval historic building in the heart of Montpellier (Occitanie), it combines architectural heritage and exceptional scientific heritage.

Palais de justice
34000 Montpellier

The courthouse of Montpellier, a 19th century neoclassical building located on Rue Foch, now houses the court of seats and the court of appeal in the historic heart of the city.

Eglise fortifiée
34300 Agde

St. Stephen's Cathedral of Agde, a 12th century fortified Romanesque building, is distinguished by its black volcanic stone and its 35-metre dungeon. Located in the Hérault in Occitanie, it was episcopal seat until 1790.

Château de style Classique
34380 Viols-en-Laval

The Château de Cambous, a classic 16th and 17th century building, is located in Viols-en-Laval, Occitanie. Ranked a historical monument, it embodies the Catholic history of Languedoc.

Pont du Diable
34390 Olargues

The Pont du Diable d'Olargues, built in the 12th century, is a Romanesque bridge classified as a historical monument, crossing the Jaur at Olargues, in the Hérault (Occitanie).

Tour
34000 Montpellier

The Pine Tower, a vestige of the medieval ramparts of Montpellier, is a fortified tower of the 12th and 14th centuries located boulevard Henri IV, historic emblem of the city in Occitanie.

Canal du midi
34300 Agde

The Agde Round Lock, built in 1676, is a unique hydraulic structure of the Canal du Midi, located in the Hérault, allowing navigation on three levels thanks to its original circular shape.

Oppidum
34440 Nissan-lez-Enserune

The Oppidum d'Ensérune, a protohistoric archaeological site located in Nissan-lez-Enserune (Hérault), dominates the plain with its remains of an ancient village occupied from the 6th century BC in the 1st century AD, offering an exceptional testimony of the Elisyc and Gaulian civilizations in Mediterranean Gaul.