Mèze

Mèze (phenician: Mesua ), in Occitan Mesa is a common French, located in the department of the Herault and the area Languedoc-Roussillon. Its inhabitants is called Mézois.

Geography

Located at the edge of the pond of Thau it is characterized as well as Bouzigues by an principal activity: the Ostreiculture which makes live nearly a third of the households.

History

Administration

Demography

Places and monuments

Places:

  • Old village
  • Fishing port
  • Marina
  • Ecosite: flat station of lagunage
  • of the Dinosaur S: museum paleonthologic

Monuments:

  • Church Saint Hilaire
  • the Vault of Penitent (XIIe century) the
  • the castle of Girard (fine XVIIe century)
  • vestiges of the ramparts
  • St-Jean-of-the-Scrubland, old parish church of Romance style.

Personalities related to the commune

The singer Pierre Vassiliu (born on October 23rd, 1937 with Villecresnes), like Christian Delagrange , another French singer established in the commune since a few years.

Cultural events

  • the musical Festival of Thau (annual),

  • water tournaments.

Traditions

  • the legend of ox of Mèze which is the animal totemic of the village.

  • the rest.
  • play of the Tambourine.

See too

  • Common of Herault

External bonds

  • Mèze on the site of the national geographical Institute
  • Mèze on the site of INSEE
  • Mèze on the site of Quid
  • Localization of Mèze on a chart of France and communes bordering
  • Plane on Mèze on Mapquest
  • Official site of the city
  • Festival of Thau
  • Seen panoramic
  • Museum-Park of the dinosaurs
  • Brewery of Oc, artisanal brewery

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