Culture Languedoc Roussillon

The André Malraux Media Library is located in the Ile de Thau district and is part of the Sète Agglopôle media library network. Books, magazines, CDs, DVDs and games for all ages make up its documentary collection. It also offers a space for quiet study, with computer stations connected to the Internet. All year long, the place comes alive with workshops, exhibitions, conferences, shows and meetings. A return box is permanently available outside.

La Casa Musicale is a place for amateur practice in music, dance, visual arts and street arts. Every year in June, the Casa organizes the famous Ida y Vuelta festival, a free event for the general public. Thus, at La Casa, children from disadvantaged neighborhoods, music lovers from all walks of life and some of the biggest names in dance and song come together for magical moments. La Casa is a place not to be missed in the Catalan and Perpignan culture. To discover.

The Carré d'Art Library in Nîmes is a public library located on the Place de la Maison Carrée. It offers a wide selection of books, magazines, CDs and DVDs for all ages and tastes. The library also has a digital space, a video game room for children aged 8 to 13, and a teen space. The library also offers regular events such as story times and reading committees. School groups, associations and adults can also enjoy visits and activities by appointment. For lovers of contemporary art, the library is also home to the Musée d'Art Contemporain Carré d'Art.

The TAKH association in Hures-la-Parade invites you to enjoy a unique experience: an encounter with Przewalski's horses on the Causse Méjean. You'll discover the incredible story of the rescue of this last species of wild horse in the company of a passionate guide. You'll observe their behavior and interactions, and explore the biodiversity treasures of this breathtaking landscape. Contribute to the project by making a donation, becoming a volunteer or organizing a conference. TAKH welcomes you all year round for visits and events, or the team can travel to meet you.

Opened in early 2012, the library Jean Giono is the 13 ^th of the city of Montpellier. It is built in the building that was the former winery of Gaston Bazille and then the Bonneterie usine plant in the centre of Pérols. The library Jean Giono, in addition to the books, music and film sections for children, adolescents and adults, is located on 1 400 m ² in three levels: a 50-seat projection room, a multimedia training room (with 6 seats equipped with computers), as well as an entertainment and exhibition area. Everywhere, computer stations provide Internet access and the collection of collections of the entire network of librarians. Great news on the outside is installed a document return wizard that allows you to return documents 24 hours a day and 7 days a week. Accessible by tram, open in the evening until 19 h twice a week, this new library will seduce more than one.

A young Franco-Spanish association, L'Hispanothèque aims to promote the Spanish language and culture in Montpellier. The aim of its "creators" is to create a center for documentary resources and events on the cultures associated with the country's four official languages: Castilian, Catalan, Basque and Galician. The Hispanothèque's program also includes language courses, lecture and film series, events such as the Three Wise Men's costume parade on January 8, and a welcome for new arrivals. The association is open to all lovers of Spain.

In the heart of the city, this media library offers a playful, educational and cultural space. On two levels, you will find newspapers and magazines, classic and contemporary books, comic books, but also a games library with board games and video games with a guide. Cultural events are organized all year long. A place of life open to all ages and all desires of reading and leisure.

Founded in 2015, the French Federation of Truffle Growers brings together several professional structures of French truffle growers. The federation lays the foundations of the professional policy of truffle growers, ensures the development of truffle plantations, engages in the promotion and defense of the truffle. The site presents the characteristics of this black nugget, gives access to the regulations concerning this culture, and diffuses the dates of the events related to the truffle.

Throughout the year, this municipal cultural center hosts a wide variety of theatrical performances, concerts, dance, improvisation evenings, young audience events, comedies... Artistic training courses are also offered, as well as various events: meetings, conferences... This municipal facility offers the possibility of renting and privatizing the entire hall outside of the dates reserved for the cultural program

Created in 1995 in Baho, Northern Catalonia, the Aire Nou association aims to protect and promote the cultural heritage of Bao and Riberal. It also aims to actively promote and defend the Catalan language and culture, by offering a wide range of events and activities: castelle competitions, correfoc, dance, traditional balls, card games, Festa Major, Diades Aire Nou de Bao, castanyada, calçotada, rifla, "acampada" and annual trip... The entire agenda can be found (in Catalan!) on the association's website.

The Montaigne media library was built on a surface of 3,000^m2 and is built on 4 levels. It is a cultural and friendly place in the heart of the Pielles district. It contains thousands of documents, including the departmental collection of black novels, music, films and games as well as a multimedia space, a games library and an auditorium. The media library is open to all publics. A program of workshops, meetings and exhibitions animates the place all year long. A practical return box is permanently available outside.

The Stéphane Hessel municipal media library, also a documentation and information center, has the vocation to offer free access to culture in an egalitarian way. It gathers a great diversity of books, CDs, DVDs and magazines in many fields and for all publics. They can be consulted on site or borrowed with a membership. It also offers meetings, conferences, exhibitions and shows, especially for young people.

The association Les Zarzélés is full of cultural and artistic activities, eco-citizenship and parenting. It offers many events for young and old alike: craft workshops, gardening, family cafés, teen radio, theater, discussion groups... One of the highlights of the year is the Arts and Games Festival organized in May. For fifteen years now, the association has been preparing this joyful and family event with a rich program of workshops, concerts, dances, live shows, exhibitions..

Theater, comedy shows, jazz or contemporary music concerts, film screenings, exhibitions, meetings for young audiences... Throughout its cultural season, this Balaruc center is full of events for young and old. Its program is dedicated to live shows with a beautiful artistic diversity. A performance hall, it is also a place of residence for creation, a music school, a gallery and an associative space.

The Centre International de Recherche et de Documentation Occitanes is responsible for safeguarding, understanding and promoting Occitan culture. Its missions and services are organized around two physical sites: the Mediatèca in Béziers and the Etnopòle in Pau. The Béziers Mediatèca offers free access to cultural resources and activities for anyone wishing to study Occitan culture or practice the language.

Saint-Nazaire is a welcoming city for new arrivals, thanks to the voluntary association A.V.F Saint-Nazaire Accueil des Villes Françaises. Located at the AGORA 1901, 2bis Avenue Albert de Mun, the association offers support and assistance to people new to the town. The AVF Saint-Nazaire also offers a range of activities and events to enable newcomers to meet other people and familiarize themselves with their new surroundings. Whether it's to obtain practical information, discover the local heritage or take part in outings and events, the AVF is there to support new arrivals and offer them a warm welcome.

Mende is a welcoming town for newcomers, thanks to the association Accueil des Villes Françaises (AVF). Newcomers and Mende residents looking for social ties are invited to meet over coffee to discuss the association's projects and share their suggestions. The AVF Mende also offers activities such as walks and meals to help people discover and get to grips with the local area. The association also organizes cultural events such as guided tours of the town.

For over 45 years, this voluntary association has been welcoming newcomers and providing them with information about the town. The AVF also offers sporting, cultural and leisure activities, as well as day outings to enable you to get to know each other and discover the town and its surroundings. Walks in Béziers, strolls along the Canal and excursions in the Béziers hinterland are also organized. Finally, at the end of each month, a "pot de l'amitié" is offered to encourage exchanges between members.

Lunel enjoys a privileged geographical location and an exceptionally relaxed lifestyle. To the north of the town are hillside vineyards, while to the south is the territory of bulls, white horses and pink flamingos, the pride of lovers of Camargue traditions. For new arrivals, the Accueil des Villes Françaises (AVF) is a volunteer association offering a wide range of activities and outings to help them settle in and build new relationships. The Lunel AVF, with its team of 70 volunteers, has been serving new arrivals for 40 years.

Montpellier-a.v.f.-accueil is an association. It offers a welcome and activities for newcomers to the city. The AVF Montpellier also organizes events in local neighborhoods to help newcomers forge social links and discover local life. The association is made up of dedicated volunteers who give their time and talents to help new arrivals. The association's president hopes to continue promoting the spirit of welcome and mutual aid that characterizes the AVF Montpellier.

The AVF (Accueil des Villes Françaises) NÎMES is an association under the French law of 1901 that promotes the integration of newcomers to the city and social ties. It offers a wide range of cultural, recreational and sporting activities, as well as trips and discoveries to be shared in good spirits. As part of a national network of 250 AVFs, it benefits from the experience and dedication of 10,000 volunteers and 50,000 members. It's an excellent opportunity to develop and forge links in Nîmes, in a warm, friendly and welcoming atmosphere.

Uzès is a town in the Languedoc-Roussillon region of France. For newcomers to the region, the AVF Uzès cultural association is there to welcome them and help them integrate into their new lives. AVF volunteers offer a wide range of leisure, cultural and artistic activities.

Villeneuve-lès-Avignon, Les Angles and Pujaut are ideal destinations for lovers of history and architectural heritage. Villeneuve-lès-Avignon, a charming medieval village, is home to such treasures as the Chartreuse, Fort Saint André, the Philippe le Bel tower, the Collégiale N.D. church and its cloister. Les Angles, perched on a hill, offers a breathtaking view of the majestic Rhône, and boasts interesting sites such as the old town hall with its campanile and clock, and the Tour des Mascs. Pujaut, meanwhile, is a peaceful southern village where you can admire the listed 14th-century church and the hill of Notre-Dame du Château. All three towns lie at the crossroads of Provence, Languedoc and Camargue, making them ideal starting points for exploring the region.

Beaucaire, an ancient Roman and medieval town, is today a city of art and history, with renowned summer festivals and bullfighting traditions. Agriculture is also one of the town's main economic activities, with numerous local products. To facilitate the integration of new arrivals, the AVF Beaucaire offers a wide range of activities, providing opportunities for encounters and personal development. This cultural association offers its members cultural, manual, sporting and leisure activities.

Bagnols-sur-Cèze is a town in the Gard department, in the Languedoc-Roussillon region. For newcomers to the town, the Accueil des Villes Françaises (AVF) offers a range of activities to encourage encounters and integration. Hiking, pétanque, theater, dance, cinema, singing, reading, knitting, discovery tours - there's something for everyone. AVF volunteers put together a varied program to create a place of conviviality and personal fulfillment.

The Accueil des villes françaises (AVF) association in Alès welcomes newcomers to the town and surrounding area to help them integrate. The AVF organizes a wide range of activities every week, as well as occasional meals and parties. Activities on offer include computer assistance, watercolor classes, walks, bowling, crafts, singing, bobbin lace, book discussions, genealogy initiations, puzzle games, mosaic, pastel, wood and glass painting, Qi Gong, scrabble, introductory gymnastics classes, tarot, coinche, Occitan, English and stained glass.

Limoux is a welcoming town offering a wide range of activities and discoveries thanks to the AVF Limoux cultural association. The AVF Limoux also offers conversation workshops in English, Spanish and Italian, as well as board games and traditional dances. For sports enthusiasts, regular sports outings are organized. Finally, the association organizes festive events such as Christmas dinners. Don't hesitate to contact the AVF Limoux for more information on the activities on offer.

With the Mediabus, it is the library that comes to your meeting in the municipalities of the Béziers-Mediterranean region! The Médiabus are small mobile librarians in which you can learn about the André library and borrow books, BD, CD and DVD! This new service covers the inhabitants of Gannet, Béziers, Corneilhan, Espondeilhan, Lieuran-les-Béziers, Sauvian and Seaside-Plage with two new vehicles - one for the small, one for the big ones! - in the colours of Béziers-Méditerranée, parked on the villages or near schools.

Since September 13, 2008, it is now one of the city's pride… Out of land with a little delay compared to the original calendar - twenty months late! -the Biterrois will have waited for a total of eleven years between the launch of the project in 1997 and the inauguration of the building designed by the architect Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Modern, the media library is certainly with pleasant spaces to discover the numerous publications - books, magazines, magazines, newspapers… - cds, CD-roms and DVD… Everything revolves around six poles: " science and society "," literature and languages "," training, research and heritage "," news "," childhood "," music, arts and cinema ". The rayonnages and bacs will delight the eyes of the most curious readers and the ears of the most demanding music lovers. It is possible for them to borrow twelve documents, including two Dvds, for four weeks, soon the return of the documents will be 24 h/24 thanks to a automate.

In the heart of Boujan, in a renovated bourgeois building, the library library offers many services to relax and learn. From CD loans, tapes, music journals - about 1 200 documents - through the consultation of cds, consultation and Internet initiation, and over 9 000 books and magazines, nothing is missing. The various documents and services apply to adults and children alike.

This library member of the Library for All network offers more than 400 works to the inhabitants of Corneilhan in all styles - police, novels, biographies, comics… Regularly new titles enrich the shelves of the library. If a book is not available, you can search it in one of the other libraries in the network.

This small municipal library is available to residents of the village, whether small or large, books and magazines. On-site, one of the computers connected to the Internet can be used free of charge. At the opening hours of the library, computers are reserved for children and adolescents.

Adjacent to the town hall, it offers various animations and exhibitions around the book.

A very warm and welcoming media library, full of books for all audiences. On the first floor, the Image-Sound-Multimedia Center is mainly dedicated to comic books, CD and DVD collections; 8 computers connected to the Internet are available to the public. A news area offers the regional and national daily press as well as general information and leisure magazines. Numerous events are scheduled throughout the year.

In this old discount converted into reading space - books, magazines, newspapers… - and in multimedia space - CD, DVD and Internet - free for residents and accessible for the outside, subject to a modest annual contribution.

The tourist office, through the associations of the city, offers various activities in various fields, from painting to pottery through patchwork, sewing or singing.

Founded in 1992, the Maison de la Vie associative aims to facilitate the life of associations in the city. It proposes a wide range of services ranging from the free provision of premises - with equipment, video in meeting rooms of 15 to 300 people - legal, financial and technical advice - aid for the creation of associations, making available to the Official Journal, the Lamy association… -, aid for organising events… c it is also this public service which is responsible for organising the associations forum in September, the Associations are taking the steps and publishing the directory of biterroises associations.

Opened since 1969, the Maison des jeunes et de la culture is, as its name does not indicate, open to all. Theatre, dance, music, video, computer science, graphic arts… BÉZIERS de Béziers offers a list of endless workshops for children, teens and adults. If your children stay in Béziers for the holidays, no problem! The DJC organizes activities for 6-16 years, with a leisure centre and internships on various themes. But this house also knows how to studious when necessary. During the year, a volunteer team provides school support to students from the EC 1 to the terminal. A bar - without alcohol, of course! -under the name Baobar, has even been opened to develop a health culture for children and young people from leisure activities.

AOC since September 2020, the Cévennes Chestnut is officially recognized as PDO since January 16, 2023. This is a great recognition for the chestnut growers who, for more than 50 years, have been working to safeguard the traditional orchard and to defend and promote the local varieties. Since 2001, the association has been working to improve production techniques and the economic value of production and the products made from it.

Like its IEO neighbors, the Institut des Études Occitanes de l'Aude offers a wide range of events and activities through its allied associations to promote and develop Occitan culture and language. Concerts, lectures, storytelling, exhibitions, public readings, film screenings, historical and heritage tours, language, singing and dance courses, workshops and courses... Something for everyone! The IEO de l'Aude, through its Publishing division, has published 86 works in the Vendémias collection, and 40 in the Farfadet collection.

The premises of the old hospice have been completely renovated and now houses the tourist house, the cultural service, the space of contemporary art, the Maison des Arts, the audiovisual library and the music school. At the heart of this immense building, the Saint-Louis church houses a Cavaillé Coll organ classified as a historic monument. A reflection of the historical and cultural heritage of the region, the house of the Arts, located in the former hospice Saint-Louis, exhibits all the year of local celebrities and artists. At two parts, the Humour Museum is dedicated to the humoriste of the Jacques Lucky country. On the walls are accrochés caricatures, sketches, objects… The regional heritage rooms contain the fauna and flora, the folk arts and traditions, geology, archaeology and a rail museum. In the backyard of the house, a botanical garden in the many plants of the Country of Oc invites to the walk and visit the library. On the ground floor a new space of contemporary art welcomes artists of our time.

The Cebenna centre in the heart of the village in a former hotel of 1889 is a place of exchange and communication both scientific and educational. It is managed by a team of passionate scientists who have joined with specialists in multimedia, education and environment. The Cebenna centre has an auditorium which offers regional documentaries, a library, scientific workshops, exhibition halls… and offers regional films and documentaries, books, CD-roms… Everything to better communicate with the region. Cebenna also organizes numerous visits and discoveries of heritage and nature discoveries.

Set in the consular house, it wants to be a coordinating tool for promoting and valuing the trades of wood, stone, iron, and the crafts of the stage (Ah! Molière!) in the form of exhibitions, lectures and demonstrations.

Based in the Aude region of France, Tròba Vox is an independent publisher and label whose discographic, bibliographic and videographic publications are devoted to traditional and creative poetry, song and music from the Mediterranean region, in connection with the enhancement of its heritage. They offer a medieval Occitan repertoire from the troubadours to a contemporary repertoire by authors and composers living, for the most part, in Occitania. The curious can discover the artists they have produced, through the discography available on the website.

Trob'Art Productions is a cultural association based in Coursan. Founded in 2000 by Gérard Zuchetto, it is dedicated to promoting medieval Trobar and contemporary Occitan poetry. The association is involved in various areas of Occitan culture, including research, record production, the creation and dissemination of shows, conferences, exhibitions and master classes. Since 2006, it has also organized the annual festival "Les troubadours chantent l'art roman en Occitanie Pyrénées-Méditerranée", which showcases the region's intangible and architectural heritage. Trob'Art Productions is also a collective of artists living in Occitanie, including musicians, poets, actors, dancers, photographers, video artists and visual artists.

It is sheltered from the last ramparts of the city, in an old restored building preceded by a flowery patio that is located in the centre of Art. Throughout the year it hosts various events and events. There are four permanent exhibition rooms to discover the work of some artists and craftsmen from the South of France. In fields as varied as painting, ceramics, glass, leather leather and jewellery manufacture, the whole range of creation is presented. During the season, the artists present provide hotlines in turn.

The Master of Cabestany, an anonymous 1930 th-century sculptor, was rediscovered only in thanks to the updating of a eardrum of the church of Cabestany. We know little about him if he was distinguished by a style of great originality. The Romanesque Sculpture Centre offers a fascinating journey in the artist's universe. The works presented are cast, staged in an ultra-contemporary space thanks to learned light games. Educational workshops extend the exhibition. Temporary exhibitions always related to art take place throughout the year on the floor.

Martine and Raymond Larcher are real collectors of plants and flowers, the 2 500 m 2 garden they set up 9 years ago are referenced by the Languedoc association «time of gardens». And as a result, flowery throughout the year, it concentrates beautiful collections of Chinese and Japanese peonies, Siberian iris and germanica, des and azaleas, ancient roses, hémérocalles or lys of one day, pink laurels, fruit and citrus fruits. In the 500 m ² pool surrounding the landscaped area, 85 variétés and lotus varieties open with daylight between 10 a. m. and 19 p. m. summer to show their beautiful colours. You can also discover this night garden with lighting and water jets. In a small colombier of the culbutants pigeons and a aviary of exotic birds, they reinforce this little corner of paradise if needed!

La Vitrine sur le Fauvisme in Collioure is a must for art and history lovers. This cultural space offers cultural experiences to discover the town's artistic and historical heritage. Mediators accompany you on guided walks through the narrow streets of Collioure, immersing you in the world of Fauvism and its emblematic artists, such as Henri Matisse and André Derain. You can also book a cultural experience online or on site.

With its 20,000 visitors per year, this space has become in a short time the spearhead of the cultural and artistic development of Le Barcarès. A real scenography, in the window and in the gallery, highlights paintings and sculptures of regional and international artists, mainly contemporary. The new lounge area, with its red velvet sofas and loungers, also invites visitors, once a month, to literary, philosophical and civic meetings as part of the Café de la culture et des arts. Not to be missed!