Bédarieux

Bédarieux , in Occitan Bedarius is a common French, located in the department of the Herault and the area Languedoc-Roussillon. The inhabitants of Bédarieux are the Bédariciens . origin of name BECDERIUS coming from the nozzle formed by the vebre being thrown in the orb

Geography

As the crow flies, Bédarieux is located at approximately 56 km in the west of Montpellier, 22 km in the west of Clermont-l' Herault and 30 km in the north of Béziers.

The commune is located in the valley of the Orb, a coastal river North-South sliding ring upstream of East-West Bédarieux then downstream.

History

to see: History of Bédarieux

Administration

Demography

The population is in increase.

Economy

The commune has an antenna of the Chamber of commerce and industry of Béziers Saint-Pons.

The market takes place every Monday. Fair of November and fair of May. Secondhand trade Monday on the walk E the prospect in tourist season.

Places and monuments

Personalities related to the commune

Paul Rabaut (1718-1794): Protestant Pasteur.
Louis-Year Stopover (1737-1799): Adjudant-general, one of the lieutenants de Napoléon Bonaparte during the campaigns of Italy and Egypt, died at the time of the seat of Midsummer's Day d' Acre.
Ferdinand Fabre (1827-1898): writer, novelist, interfering much vocabulary Occitan with the French language in its works ( Courbezon 1861, My uncle Célestin 1881, All Saints' day Galabru 1887). Ferdinand Fabre died five days before its election with the French Academy. A statue represents it with the Jardin from Luxembourg in Paris.
Pierre Auguste Cot (1837-1883): French romantic painter ( Spring remains one of its most known works).
Eugene Vaillé (1875-1959): specialist in French postal history and first conservative of the postal museum of France, become museum of the Post office.
Marcel Miquel (born on December 12th, 1913), former French footballer who played among the largest clubs of the Thirties.
Vincent Candela (born on October 24th, 1973), French footballer which played a long time in Italy, 40 selections in national team, world champion in 1998.

See too

Common of Herault

Twinnings

Bédarieux is twinned with

External bonds

the official site of the town of Bédarieux
Walk of the Prospect with Bédarieux (decouverte34.com)
Bédarieux on the site for the national geographical Institute
Bédarieux on the site for INSEE
Bédarieux on the site for Quid
Localization for Bédarieux on a chart for France and communes bordering
Plane on Bédarieux on Mapquest
Photographs of Bédarieux

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