The Étang du Méjean, the "pond of Méjean" (sometimes called ''Étang de Pérols'' in its eastern part) is part of the lagoon complex of the
Palavas ponds (''Étangs palavasiens''). It is located in the
Hérault
Hérault (; oc, Erau, ) is a department of the region of Occitania, Southern France. Named after the Hérault River, its prefecture is Montpellier. It had a population of 1,175,623 in 2019.[Mediterranean
The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean Basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Western and Southern Europe and Anatolia, on the south by North Africa, and on the e ...]
coast.
Image:Sud Etang Mejean 15072006.JPG, Étang du Méjean seen from the bridge of Carnon looking to the west. Left, the Canal du Rhône à Sète.
Image:Nord Etang Mejean 15072006.JPG, Étang du Méjean looking to the northwest. Right, the town of Pérols
Pérols (; oc, Peròus) is a Communes of France, commune in the Hérault Departments of France, department in the Occitania (administrative region), Occitanie Regions of France, region in southern France. Close to the city of Montpellier, it is ...
.
See also
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Étang de l'Or
Étang de l'Or (Occitan: ''Estanh de l'Òrt'' "Garden pond") is a lake in Hérault, France. At an elevation of 0 m, its surface area is 30 km².
See also
* Étang du Méjean
The Étang du Méjean, the "pond of Méjean" (sometimes called ''à ...
External links
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Siel website ''Syndicat Mixte des étangs littoraux''
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Lagoon watchin
Languedoc-Roussillon
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Lakes of Hérault