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January 28th, 2013
Bouzigues 340039 34140
Hérault Languedoc-Roussillon
43.357 3.528 3 m

The Onglous lighthouse, Marseillan

one view.
Another view.

In Marseillan, the Onglous lighthouse and entry canal du Midi, the ÉTANG DE THAU, the Saint-Clair mount on which is built the city of Sète.

_ The ÉTANG DE THAU is a littoral lagoon that a sand cord, connecting Sète to Cape-d'Agde, separates from the Mediterranean, with which it communicates, by the graus of "Pisse-Saume" and of "la Quinzaine" at Marseillan-Plage, and channels of Sète. Its 7500 hectares extend over the maximum length from 19 km, for a minimal width of 1300 m. It is the largest and deepest of the Languedocien ponds. Of an average depth of 4,5 m, 1/3 of the funds exceed 5,50 m. On place of the resurgence under-crossbred of Vise, near Balaruc-les-Bains, it reaches 30 m. The pond receives sea water thus, but also great quantities of fresh water by sources and brooks, medium favorable to the production of phytoplankton.
Since 1875, the shellfish farming developed, mytiliculture and ostreiculture, 2.000 people employed by 600 establishments produce 12.000 tons of oysters and moulds per annum. The production is ensured according to a technique known as of supspension, with support called tables. One finds thus from 2500 to 3000 mesh wires, which support via cords, the seed oysters of moulds or oysters.
_The étang de Thau ensures the junction between the canal du Rhône à Sète, and the canal du Midi, connecting them in fact to the sea.

MARSEILLAN is a french commune, located in the department of the Herault of the Languedoc-Roussillon area, populated of 7996 Marseillanais in 2009, distributed out of 51.7 km², that is to say 154.6 hab./km².

My images of Marseillan.
Mes images du Canal du Midi et du Canal du Rhône à Sète.

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