Selection of the most beautiful monuments in the Hérault

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.

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.

Phare classé MH
34200 Sète

The Mont-Saint-Clair lighthouse, built at the beginning of the 20th century in Sète (Occitanie), is an octagonal 23-metre stone tower, marking the entrance to the port. It dominates the marine cemetery and the Paul-Valéry Museum.

Architecture gothique rayonnant
34530 Montagnac

Saint-André de Montagnac Church, built between the 14th and 16th centuries, is a three-nave Gothic building located in the Hérault, classified as a historical monument for its architecture and its role in local history.

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.

Jardin
34000 Montpellier

The Jardin des plants de Montpellier, founded in 1593, is the oldest botanical garden in France. Located in the Hérault in Occitanie, this university site combines historical, botanical and educational heritage on 4.6 hectares.

Tour
34480 Puissalicon

The Romanesque tower of Puissalicon, a 10th century Lombard bell tower, stands in the cemetery of Puissalicon (Herault). This iconic monument, 26 metres high, illustrates medieval religious architecture in Occitanie.

Eglise de style classique
34150 Aniane

The Saint-Sauveur Abbey of Aniane, an ancient Benedictine church of the 17th to 18th centuries, stands in the Hérault. This Maurist gem, classified as a historical monument, combines monastic architecture and religious history in Occitanie.