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 (; , ) is a departments of France, department of the Regions of France, region of Occitania (administrative region), Occitania, Southern France. Named after the Hérault (river), Hérault River, its Prefectures in France, prefecture is M ...
department, in southern France, on the
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 east by the Levant in West Asia, on the north by Anatolia in West Asia and Southern ...
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
Canals or artificial waterways are waterways or engineered channels built for drainage management (e.g. flood control and irrigation) or for conveyancing water transport vehicles (e.g. water taxi). They carry free, calm surface flow u ...
.
Image:Nord Etang Mejean 15072006.JPG, Étang du Méjean looking to the northwest. Right, the town of Pérols.
See also
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Étang de l'Or
Étang de l'Or, or Golden Lagoon, is a large, shallow, Brackish water, brackish body of water in the Département of Hérault in the south of France. Its surface area is 30 km². Being directly connected to the Mediterranean Sea and to several ...
External links
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Siel website ''Syndicat Mixte des étangs littoraux''
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Lagoon watchin
Languedoc-Roussillon
Languedoc-Roussillon (; ; ) is a former regions of France, administrative region of France. On 1 January 2016, it joined with the region of Midi-Pyrénées to become Occitania (administrative region), Occitania. It comprised five departments o ...
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Lakes of Hérault