Cimetière marin de Sète and more: what to see in Sète
Among the places to visit in and near Sète are 10 attractions, 5 museums and 4 galleries. There are 22 places to visit in Sète, and 3 more within 5 km of its centre. The town’s list includes 2 listed historic monuments. Close to the centre, within 1 km, are 2 of the places on the list. Allow a day for Musée Fabre, 28 km off.
Sète’s big names
Once you have seen Cimetière marin de Sète, try 4 museums and a fort.
MuseumEspace Georges-Brassensin town
MuseumMusée international des arts modestesin town
FortThéâtre de la Merin town
MuseumMusée de la mer de Sètein townBest known first: by how many Wikipedia and sister-site articles cover each place (Wikidata’s count). It isn’t a ranking of how good they are.
The layout
Leave town to the north for most of the 3 nearby.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Sète; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What sort of places
Other sights lead the count with 10; 9 are museums or galleries.
Dark: in Sète. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Everything on the list
After the 22 in town come 3 more within 5 km of its centre.
Musée international des arts modestes
Museum in Sète, France.
Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-la-Salette de Sète
Chapel located in Hérault, in France.
The 22 places in Sète first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Further afield
Musée Fabre, at 28 km, heads the 12.
Art galleryMusée Fabre28 km northeast, in MontpellierMuseumMuseumNoilly Prat13 km southwest, in Marseillan
AttractionCathédrale Saint-Étienne d'Agde20 km southwest, in AgdeCathedralCathedralCathédrale Saint-Pierre de Montpellier28 km northeast, in MontpellierFortFortArc de triomphe de Montpellier28 km northeast, in MontpellierAttractionAttractionVilla gallo-romaine de Loupian6.6 km northwest, in LoupianAttractionAttractionCathédrale Saint-Nazaire-et-Saint-Celse de Béziers39 km west, in Béziers
GardenJardin des plantes de Montpellier28 km northeast, in MontpellierAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Gellone38 km north, in Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert
MuseumLattara25 km northeast, in LattesAttractionAttractionPont du Diable35 km north, in AnianeAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Royale d'Aniane32 km north, in AnianePlaces within 40 km of Sète with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Visiting Sète: the answers
What is there to see in Sète?
The first on our list in Sète are Cimetière marin de Sète, Musée Paul-Valéry, Espace Georges-Brassens and Musée international des arts modestes. We list 22 places in town. Another 3 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Sète?
9 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée Paul-Valéry, Espace Georges-Brassens, Musée international des arts modestes and Musée de la mer de Sète.
Which places in Sète are listed historic monuments?
2 places on this page in Sète are listed or registered historic monuments (Mérimée), including Fort Richelieu and Église Saint-Louis de Sète.
What well-known places are within a day out of Sète?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Musée Fabre (28 km), Noilly Prat (13 km), Cathédrale Saint-Étienne d'Agde (20 km), Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Montpellier (28 km).
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap and Wikidata: named museums, galleries, châteaux, abbeys, gardens, zoos, theme parks and other visitor attractions whose mapped point lies inside the commune of Sète, then those in the communes within 5 km of its centre, and well-known places within 40 km. Houses, ruins and gardens need a sign they’re open to visitors; places marked private, closed or disused are left out. The historic-monument link is the Culture ministry’s Mérimée record. A place that isn’t mapped isn’t listed, so this isn’t everything there is to see.
Sources: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0: descriptions, websites, Wikipedia articles), the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0), IGN commune boundaries. Distances are from the commune’s centre point.
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (8)
- Espace Georges-Brassens: Fagairolles 34, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée international des arts modestes: User:Demeester, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Théâtre de la Mer: Fagairolles 34, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée de la mer de Sète: Anthony Levrot, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée Fabre: Björn S., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Saint-Étienne d'Agde: Vpe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jardin des plantes de Montpellier: Alexander Baranov from Montpellier, France, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lattara: Arnaud Fafournoux, 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.