Town hall - Local authority Languedoc Roussillon

The Hôtel de Ville de Béziers is a historic building located on the Place Gabriel Péri. Built in 1729, it occupies the site of the former Roman forum and the 13th-century common house of the consuls of Béziers. It is here that the city's affairs have long been settled. The main entrance is topped by a belfry housing the bells that mark the hours of the city's life. For further information or to contact the Town Hall, please call 04 67 36 73 73.

Tautavel is a charming town located between the Corbières and the Mediterranean, just 25 minutes from Perpignan. It is easily accessible from exit 41 of the A9 freeway. Take advantage of your visit to Tautavel to discover the Musée de Tautavel, one of the town's must-see attractions.

A small food and clothing market takes place all year round on the village square.

THE CAMARGUAISE RACE. Seeing this kind of spectacle in St. Laurent-d'Aigouze is an additional charm, for the singularity of these arenas attached to the church and whose presbytery serves as a toril (where the bulls are locked). It must be said that the priest of Saint-Laurent is a perfect aficionado.

Which charming small village Vénéjean; You will not regret the detour, just at the exit of Bagnols. Small cobbled streets, large stone houses… and if you don't miss the courage, climb up to the top of the village, not just for sight. St. Baptiste Chapel dates back to the th century and its murals are very well preserved. At the top you will discover a windmill in operation and the Romanesque chapel Saint-Pierre drowned in a green setting. It is in this context that every year the Musical evenings of Vénéjean occur in July. A medieval castle owned by a private owner dating back to the th century dominates this adorable small village.

Rennes-les-Bains, located in the Haute Vallée de l'Aude, is a small spa, climatic and tourist resort. With its natural environment and warm waters renowned for their therapeutic virtues, it offers an invigorating and relaxing stay. The village, with its 200 inhabitants, is the gateway to the Corbières, between the Mediterranean and the Pyrenees. Visitors can take advantage of its mild, stable climate, its hot and cold springs, and its historical heritage, which bears witness to a major settlement in Gallo-Roman times. Rennes-les-Bains is also the ideal starting point for discovering the surrounding sites, such as Château d'Arques, Abbaye d'Alet les Bains and Rennes le Château, famous for the mystery surrounding Abbé Saunière's treasure. Fans of Cathar castles will be delighted with the many sites to visit nearby. All in all, Rennes-les-Bains offers a pleasant setting for a relaxing family vacation, where the benefits of nature combine with the pleasures of discovery.

Typical village of the Midi, situated at the same distance from the sea and the Cevennes, Nimes and Montpellier and close to the medieval city of Sommières, Junas allows to discover a different Gard and offers an opening to the Hérault. The most animated month is July with the Rencontres of the Stone in which exhibitions of sculpture, concerts and an international stone tailleurs contest are held early in the month, and a boasts jazz festival is excellent for amateurs in the middle of the month. In August, a country festival takes place in careers.

Which charming small village Vénéjean; You will not regret the detour, just at the exit of Bagnols. Small cobbled streets, large stone houses… and if you don't miss the courage, climb up to the top of the village, not just for sight. St. Baptiste Chapel dates back to the th century and its murals are very well preserved. At the top you will discover a windmill in operation and the Romanesque chapel Saint-Pierre drowned in a green setting. It is in this context that every year the Musical evenings of Vénéjean occur in July. A medieval castle owned by a private owner dating back to the th century dominates this adorable small village.

Amateurs of rosé, you will be served, as indicated in the light panel on the edge of the motorway, on the roof of the cooperative cellar: " Tavel, first rosé of France ". It is since the th century that we drink the tavel. A favourite drink of Philippe the Bel, and then recaptured by the Popes of Avignon, tavel remains the only controlled appellation of France that produces only rosé. This famous wine is obtained through a vinification which includes a short maceration of the fallen grapes, without beginning fermentation in order to extract the fruit and the specific characters of the ripe grape of each vine: Grenache, syrah, cinsaut, mourvèdre, clairette and bourboulenc. Fresh with a salad, in the shadow of a hackberry, what can you dream of better?

One of the major archaeological sites of Southern Gaul is now made of a town located on a rocky piton offering a superb panorama over the surroundings. The site formerly occupied by a Celto-Ligurian agglomeration and then by a Gallo-Roman colony reached its peak in the High Middle ages. Guided tours are proposed by the Municipal Heritage Service on request at 04 66 50 55 79

First village after Nîmes on the RN 86 towards Avignon, Marguerittes has no special charm. However, in the immediate vicinity of the motorway of Nîmes East, it has made it one of the most dynamic towns on the "periphery, having experienced intense population growth and economic development in the 80 s and 90 s. Set up many hotels at the exit of the motorway, a few kilometres from Nîmes. In historical terms, mills, a Romanesque church, a lavoir, a pigeon house, and the castle of Chanaleilles have been transformed into town hall. Discover, at the house of the Garrigue, a small museum on this regional ecosystem, a boutique of local products and information for a hiking tour in the country of capitelles.

Ideally placed on the plateau to which it gives its name, in the heart of Costières, the village is known for certain only by the presence of its airport, of an air base, of a motorway exit. This would be to forget the bucolic aspects of a commune that has over 20 hectares of green space, including a municipal park with its water plan, its health course and its playgrounds. Then there is the Michelin, multi-star Michelin restaurant and a city hotel nestled in a castle, former residence of the bishops of Nîmes.

As part of the 113 national road, Codognan nevertheless managed to preserve a certain identity and quality of life, which probably came from its position of door to the Petite Camargue and the beaches, for the Nîmois and all the inhabitants of the Vaunage. Like most villages in the region, Codognan has a small but very beautiful old centre that deserves a stop.

In the image of Courbessac to the east, Milhaud will soon be like some sort of nîmois neighbourhood, so the village has been absorbed as an oil stain through urbanization. Having said that, the village bypass, set up, has restored a semblance of village life to its downtown. Without special charm, the village still welcomes many shops and enjoys its proximity to the great city without the inconvenience of the city.

12 km from Nîmes, Saint-Como remains the best preserved village of the beautiful plain of Vaunage, which is also highly urbanised. Around the fountain flows a stream, Griffe, which crosses this plain from one end to the other. The village has kept a real life of proximity between its inhabitants, where we are frequent from generation to generation during memorable holidays. The temple of Saint-Como, not really antique yet, deserves the detour as well as the raised site of the mill, planted on the hill: At 200 metres above sea level, there is an unobstructed view of the Baux of the Leases at the Saint-Loup peak.

In the heart of the hills that dominate the Vistrenque and Nîmes, the road of Uzès, Poulx lives in the setting of a nature more or less preserved by the presence… military, who established a camp. At the feet of the Gardon River, the old Poulx remains pleasant to visit, a small village that lives quietly in the rhythm of its narrow streets, traditional houses, dry stone walls and. typical of the region.

A real rice farm in a 175 hectare area proposes you to discover the stages of rice cultivation in its natural surroundings. The journey can take place on foot, encouraging direct contact with nature or cart for a more holistic view of the whole activity. In both cases, allow one hour of visit. Catherine Alberty, your guide, adapts to your knowledge needs; Local fauna and flora have no secrets for her and she knows how to share her love of the profession.

Marsillargues Town Hall, located on the Place de l'Hôtel de Ville, is an important administrative building in the town. The mairie website is under construction, which makes it difficult to access additional information.

The National Confederation of the Crafts of the Patrimoine and Services of the Hérault offers a project to discover the department by taxi, through fifteen circuits (canal du Midi, discovery of vineyards and shellfish parks on the edge of the Etang of Thau, visit of Montpellier by taxi). There are all tastes and desires for every taste. The availability of craftsmen trained in this new concept of "tourist taxi" makes the trip personalized and more pleasant, knowing that it is the rental of the taxi that makes the tariff, whether alone, 4 or 8 on board. Many of the partners (restaurateurs, wine growers, craftsmen, site managers and castles) played the game to ensure negotiated rates. In the end, a beautiful initiative to get off the beaten track. CNAMS 34 also organizes the Comedy des Métiers in September in Montpellier.

The town of Mauguio is worth a detour: for its village soul, its Spanish métissage, its wild nature at two steps from the pond of Gold, for its colourful market, for the dynamism of its population, for its central place, for its many cafés and restaurants, its maraîchages, for the folklore of the camarguaise race, for its village of irreducible Gallic next to Montpellier who wanted to eat it recently… The castle of the counts of Melgueil is undergoing renovation, and the garden of La Motte is visited every day. Side events: Roméria (mid June) and Métis Visions Festival (early July).