Château Laurens
Château Laurens is an art Nouveau villa built from 1898, in Agde, for its owner Emmanuel Laurens. Since 1996 it has been a classé historic monument. 42 other places to visit are within 15 km, led by Cathédrale Saint-Étienne d'Agde (500 m).
Manor house in Agde
In Agde
Château Laurens is in the commune of Agde, with 13 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Classé historic monument
Protected as a historic monument since 1996; built in the 19th century (Mérimée record PA00135387). About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
Choosing a month
Expect highs of 18–28°C in Agde from April to October.
Château Laurens
Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 2 languages.
- Type
- Manor house
- Protection
- Classé historic monument · 1996
- Built
- 19th century
- Covered in
- 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- Agde, Hérault
- Official site
- chateau-laurens.ville-agde.fr
Map of Château Laurens and nearby
The numbers show what else is near Château Laurens, in the order listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Agde. · commune boundary: IGN
Towns a short way from Château Laurens
The biggest base of the 8 is Agde (29,939 people). All of these towns include it on their pages.
Agde
Vias
Marseillan
Bessan
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Château Laurens is | People |
|---|---|---|
| Agde | It’s in this commune | 29,939 |
| Vias | 4.5 km west of it | 5,952 |
| Marseillan | 5.6 km northeast of it | 8,414 |
| Bessan | 6.4 km northwest of it | 5,838 |
| Florensac | 7.5 km north of it | 5,254 |
| Saint-Thibéry | 9.9 km northwest of it | 3,132 |
| Portiragnes | 11 km west of it | 3,530 |
| Montblanc | 12 km northwest of it | 2,932 |
Also within reach
Within 15 km are 42 places, among them 3 museums, an attraction and a fort.
AttractionCathédrale Saint-Étienne d'Agde500 m southwest, in Agde2MuseumMuseumNoilly Prat6.3 km northeast, in Marseillan3
MuseumMusée agathois Jules-Baudou700 m south, in Agde4FortFortFort de Brescou6.5 km south, in Agde5
MuseumMusée de l'Éphèbe et d'archéologie sous-marine4.8 km southeast, in Agde6
Theme parkFabrikus World5.3 km west, in Vias7AbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Saint-Thibéry9.8 km northwest, in Saint-Thibéry8GardenGardenArboretum du Figuier13 km northwest, in Nézignan-l'ÉvêqueWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions about Château Laurens
Where is Château Laurens?
Château Laurens is in Agde, in Hérault (Occitanie).
What is Château Laurens?
Art Nouveau villa built from 1898, in Agde, for its owner Emmanuel Laurens.
Is Château Laurens a historic monument?
Yes: Classé historic monument, since 1996, Mérimée record PA00135387.
How well known is Château Laurens?
Château Laurens has 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #5,252 of the 37,318 French places we list.
When is the best time to visit Château Laurens?
April to October are the warmest months in Agde, with afternoon highs of 18–28°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Château Laurens?
Within 15 km: Cathédrale Saint-Étienne d'Agde (500 m), Noilly Prat (6.3 km), Musée agathois Jules-Baudou (700 m) and Fort de Brescou (6.5 km).
Sources: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0: what it is, its articles, how widely it is covered), the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0), IGN commune boundaries, Météo-France 1991–2020 normals (Licence Ouverte 2.0).
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (5)
- Château Laurens: Guy5934, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Saint-Étienne d'Agde: Vpe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée agathois Jules-Baudou: Laurent Uroz, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée de l'Éphèbe et d'archéologie sous-marine: Bertrand Ducourau, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fabrikus World: Eliedion, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.