Étang de Capestang, Protected wetland area in Occitanie, France.
The Capestang Lagoon extends over 1374 hectares between Herault and Aude departments, featuring extensive reed beds and channels filled with freshwater.
The lagoon served as a salt production site until the 10th century and maintained direct connection with the Mediterranean Sea through navigable waterways.
Local associations organize educational visits to teach visitors about the wetland ecosystem and its role in the regional environmental balance.
Access to the central wetland requires special permission, but visitors can observe the area from elevated points in surrounding towns like Poilhes and Montels.
The site functions as a natural flood control system for the Aude River while supporting populations of herons, egrets, harriers, spoonbills and flamingos.
Inception: March 2006
GPS coordinates: 43.29444,3.05278
Latest update: March 14, 2025 07:14
Oppidum d'Ensérune
5 km
Pont Serme
2.3 km
Église Saint-Étienne de Capestang
3.8 km
Château des archevêques de Narbonne
3.8 km
Grange cistercienne de Fontcalvy
4.8 km
Capestang bridge
4.1 km
Tour de Montady
6.6 km
Château du Terral
5.1 km
Éolienne Bollée de Quarante
8 km
Chapelle Saint-Christol de Nissan-lez-Enserune
7.7 km
Église Saint-Jean l’Évangéliste d'Ouveillan
6.6 km
Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-la-Miséricorde de Nissan-lez-Enserune
7 km
Église Saint-Martin de Cuxac-d'Aude
7.2 km
Église Saint-Sylvestre-et-Sainte-Colombe de Colombiers
7.3 km
Ouveillan war memorial
6.6 km
Église Saint-Saturnin
6 km
Église Notre-Dame
6.6 km
Église Saint-Paul de Puisserguier
8.2 km
Église Saint-André de Montels
1.9 km
Ensérune museum
5.2 km
Monument de la République
8.9 km
Monument de la République
8.3 km
Église Saint-Julien Sainte-Basilisse de Salles-d'Aude
8.1 km
Puisserguier war memorial
8.3 km
Capestang war memorial
4 km
Église Saint-Geniès de Montady
6.7 km
Chapelle des Pénitents de Salles-d'Aude
8.1 km
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