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Cap d'Agde
Cap d'Agde (French pronunciation: [kap daɡd]) is a seaside resort on France's Mediterranean coast. It is located in the commune of Agde, in the Hérault department within the region of Occitanie. Cap d'Agde was planned by architect Jean Le Couteur as part of one of France's largest ever state-run holiday scheme. An increasing number of retirees reside there from 1980 onwards.
Agde can be reached by TGV SNCF train direct from Paris, Lille or Geneva whilst the closest airport is Béziers-Cap-d'Agde airport, which runs direct budget airline services to the UK and Scandinavia. Agde is also served by Montpellier-Fréjorgues airport. Public transport (taxi or bus) is available between Agde and Cap d'Agde.
In place of the wine yards, it is now one of the largest marinas on the French Mediterranean. On June 4, 1971, the town was classified as a "seaside resort".
Historically, the area was occupied by moorland and vineyards. and the only industry at the beginning of the 20th century was distilleries.
After World War II, a naturist campsite (Camp Oltra) was set up in Port Lano (former Port Ambonne).
Due to the 1960s increase in paid annual leave and the introduction of plastic for the construction of sail and motor boats there was a recognized need for structured coastal development for the French coasts.
A sea resort at Agde was planned in the 1960s by the Mission Racine in the mosquito-infested salt marsh in Cap d'Agde, the Luno lagoon, built in 1967 by SEBLI from Béziers and SOGEBI. The mass plan, designed by Jean Le Couteur, is laid out in concentric circles of the different thematic zones (housing, parking, leisure, etc.) around the port. The SODEAL, the builder run by Agde, was established in 1990.
The A9 freeway was built between 1960 and 1978, serving Port Camargue to Argelès.
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Cap d'Agde
Cap d'Agde (French pronunciation: [kap daɡd]) is a seaside resort on France's Mediterranean coast. It is located in the commune of Agde, in the Hérault department within the region of Occitanie. Cap d'Agde was planned by architect Jean Le Couteur as part of one of France's largest ever state-run holiday scheme. An increasing number of retirees reside there from 1980 onwards.
Agde can be reached by TGV SNCF train direct from Paris, Lille or Geneva whilst the closest airport is Béziers-Cap-d'Agde airport, which runs direct budget airline services to the UK and Scandinavia. Agde is also served by Montpellier-Fréjorgues airport. Public transport (taxi or bus) is available between Agde and Cap d'Agde.
In place of the wine yards, it is now one of the largest marinas on the French Mediterranean. On June 4, 1971, the town was classified as a "seaside resort".
Historically, the area was occupied by moorland and vineyards. and the only industry at the beginning of the 20th century was distilleries.
After World War II, a naturist campsite (Camp Oltra) was set up in Port Lano (former Port Ambonne).
Due to the 1960s increase in paid annual leave and the introduction of plastic for the construction of sail and motor boats there was a recognized need for structured coastal development for the French coasts.
A sea resort at Agde was planned in the 1960s by the Mission Racine in the mosquito-infested salt marsh in Cap d'Agde, the Luno lagoon, built in 1967 by SEBLI from Béziers and SOGEBI. The mass plan, designed by Jean Le Couteur, is laid out in concentric circles of the different thematic zones (housing, parking, leisure, etc.) around the port. The SODEAL, the builder run by Agde, was established in 1990.
The A9 freeway was built between 1960 and 1978, serving Port Camargue to Argelès.