Palavas-les-Flots

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Palavas-les-Flots
Palavàs
Coat of arms of Palavas-les-Flots
Palavas-les-Flots (France)
Palavas-les-Flots
region Occitania
Department Herault
Arrondissement Montpellier
Canton Mauguio
Community association Pays de l'Or
Coordinates 43 ° 32 '  N , 3 ° 56'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 32 '  N , 3 ° 56'  E
height 0-3 m
surface 2.38 km 2
Residents 5,977 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 2,511 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 34250
INSEE code
Website http://palavaslesflots.com/

Palavas-les-Flots ( okzitan. : Palavas ) is a town in the department of Herault in the region Occitan in southern France . It has 5977 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017), which are called "Palavasiens" .

geography

The town of Palavas-les-Flots is located about ten kilometers south of Montpellier on the Gulf of Lion on the Mediterranean . It borders Lattes in the north, Pérols in the northeast, Mauguio in the east, the sea in the south and Villeneuve-lès-Maguelone in the west. Here the river Lez flows into the Mediterranean. The Canal du Rhône à Sète runs through the city in an east-west direction .

Population development

1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2007 2017
2081 2390 3345 4062 4748 5421 6048 5977

tourism

Port of Palavas-les-Flots

The beaches (swimming, tanning in summer, walking in winter) attract a very large number of tourists who are accommodated on site (hotels, holiday apartments, camping) or who live in the neighboring communities and the campsites in Lattes and Pérols. The 45 meter high Phare de la Méditerranée water tower was converted into a congress center with a revolving restaurant.

Saint-Pierre church and lighthouse

Web links

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