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Commune of Sète |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Languedoc-Roussillon |
| Department | Hérault |
| Arrondissement | Montpellier |
| Canton | Chief town of 2 cantons: Sète-1, Sète-2 |
| Intercommunality | Communauté d'agglomération du Bassin de Thau |
| Mayor | François Commeinhes |
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| Elevation | 0 m–176 m (avg. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. France is divided into 26 regions or régions (in French of which 21 are in continental Metropolitan France, one is the island of Corsica, Languedoc-Roussillon ( Occitan: Lengadòc-Rosselhon; Catalan: Llenguadoc-Rosselló) is one of the 26 regions of France. In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division Hérault ( Occitan: Erau) is a department in the southwest of France named after the Hérault river. The 100 French departments are divided into 342 arrondissements, which may be translated into English as districts. The arrondissement of Montpellier is an arrondissement of France located in the Hérault département, in the Languedoc-Roussillon The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's 341 arrondissements and 100 departments. The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. The Communauté d'agglomération du Bassin de Thau is a intercommunal government structure, in the Hérault département of the Languedoc-Roussillon A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. 4 m) |
| Land area¹ | 24. 21 km² |
| Population² (2006) |
43,400 |
| - Density | 1,792/km² (2006) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 34301/ 34200 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0. As of January 1, 2008, 64473140 people live in the French Republic. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume The INSEE code is a numerical indexing code used by the French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE to identify various entities including communes Postal codes were introduced in France in 1972, when La Poste introduced automated sorting. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. An estuary is a semi-enclosed Coastal body of Water with one or more Rivers or Streams flowing into it and with a free connection to the open | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. C D E | |
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Sète (Seta in Occitan) is a commune of France, in the Hérault département. Occitan ( IPA BrE: /ˈɒksɪtn/ AmE: /ˈɑksəˌtɑn/ known also as Lenga d'òc or Langue d'oc (native name occitan The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Hérault ( Occitan: Erau) is a department in the southwest of France named after the Hérault river. In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division Known as the ‘Venice of Languedoc’, it is a port and a sea-side resort on the Mediterranean Sea. Its population at the 1999 census was 39,542. INSEE ( French: I nstitut N ational de la S tatistique et des É tudes É conomiques; inse (not) in French is the
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History
The initial village started growing with the completion of the Canal du Midi (1681). The Canal du Midi or Canal des Deux Mers ( Occitan: Canal de las Doas Mars / Canal del Miègjorn) is a 240 km long canal in the south of France It was called Cette until 1927. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Geography
Built upon and around Mont St Clair, Sète is situated on the south-eastern hub of the Bassin de Thau, an enclosed salt water lake used primarily for oyster and mussel fields. Étang de Thau or Bassin de Thau is the largest of a string of étangs ( Lakes that stretch along the Languedoc-Roussillon, French To its other side lies the Mediterranean.
Transport
Sète is the eastern starting point of the Canal du Midi, and the ending point of the Canal du Rhône à Sète. The Canal du Midi or Canal des Deux Mers ( Occitan: Canal de las Doas Mars / Canal del Miègjorn) is a 240 km long canal in the south of France The Canal du Rhône à Sète (lit canal from the Rhône to Sète is a Canal in southern France, which connects the Étang de Thau in Sète It is approximately 25 mins by train from Montpellier. Montpellier ( Occitan Montpelhièr) is a City in the south of France. Car ferries ply between Sète and Morocco.
Miscellaneous
Sète was the birthplace of:
- Paul Valéry (1871-1945), author and poet of the Symbolist school
- Georges Brassens (1921-1981), singer and songwriter
- Gregory Del Piero (1972- ), producer and DJ
Sète is a partner city with Neuburg an der Donau and experiences on average more than 300 clear days per year. Ambroise-Paul-Toussaint-Jules Valéry (French pɔl valeˈʁi October 30, 1871 – July 20, 1945) was a French Poet An author is defined both as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created A poet is a person who writes Poetry. Etymology From the Ancient greek: ποιέω, poieō: "I make or compose" Symbolism, as a type and movement in poetry emphasized non-structured "internalized" poetry that for lack of better words describe thoughts and feelings in disconnected ways Georges Brassens (ʒɔʁʒ bʁaˈsɛ̃s in French (22 October 1921 - 29 October 1981 was a French Singer-songwriter. A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both Gregory Del Piero (born October 14 1972 in Sete, France of a french father and italian mother is a French DJ and Music In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing A disc jockey (also known as DJ or deejay) is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience Neuburg an der Donau, literally Neuburg on the Danube River, is a town which is the capital of the Neuburg-Schrobenhausen district in the state of Bavaria
External links
- City council website (in French)
- Tourist office website
- lesjouteurs.com : Le Site du Pavois d'Or et des Joutes Languedociennes
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