Bouzigues

Bouzigues in Occitan Bosiga is a common French, located in the department of the Herault and the area Languedoc-Roussillon. Its inhabitants is called Bouzigauds.

Geography

Commune located on northern bank of the Basin of Thau related to the the Western Mediterranean.

History

At the origin “post-sygium” (after the Sphinx) indicates, while coming from the Mer, the holding located after the Montagne of Sète which resembles an animal lying. Another etymology would indicate a site in waste lands.

Inhabited with the whole beginning by Sinning S living in a troglodytic way in the excavations of its shore, this village was then farmer and was made a reputation in cooperage.

At the beginning of the twentieth century, according to a method in suspension taken again in addition, developed there the culture of the Coquillage S (Huître S and mould S) distributed under name BOUZIGUES.

Today still this culture remains the motive fluid of the economy to which tourism bound.

Administration

Demography

Places and monuments

Personalities related to the commune

See too

Common of Herault
Pond of Thau

External bonds

Internet site of the Village
Bouzigues on the site of the national geographical Institute
Bouzigues on the site of INSEE
Bouzigues on the site of Quid
Localization of Bouzigues on a chart of France and communes bordering
Plane on Bouzigues on Mapquest

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