Maguelone Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church and former cathedral located around 6 miles south of Montpellier in the Hérault department of southern France. The building stands on an isthmus between
Cathedrale von Maguelonne
Maguelone Cathedral, interior
Floorplan illustration of the cathedral building
1900 postcard of the dilapidated cathedral
The Étang de Thau or Bassin de Thau is the largest of a string of lagoons that stretch along the French coast from the Rhône river to the foothills of the Pyrenees and the border to Spain in the Langu
Maguelone Cathedral
…orders of Cardinal Richelieu. Sections of walls were sold in 1708 for use in the construction of the Canal du Rhône à Sète which connects the nearby Thau lagoon at Sète to the Rhône River. Sold as national property during the Revolution and classified as a historic monument in 1840, the area of Maguelone was…
The Étang de Thau seen from Sète.
The coastline between Sète and Marseillan with the Étang de Thau on the right.
The Étang de Thau during a sailing regatta.