La Grande-Motte travel guide
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Visit La Grande-Motte: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: La Grande-Motte is situated in the Herault department (Languedoc-Roussillon region) in the south of France at 22 km from Montpellier, the department capital. (General information: La Grande-Motte is 604 km from Paris and 838 km from the port at Calais).
For a detailed travel guide see La Grande-Motte (page also includes a photo gallery for La Grande-Motte)
Popular places to visit near La Grande-Motte: these include Le Grau-du-Roi at 5 km and Aigues-Mortes at 8 km. Towers and fortifications of Aigues-Mortes is a listed 'national monument' at 8km and Parc et jardins du château de Flaugergues is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 15km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for La Grande-Motte: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 2*;
Selected places to visit and attractions near La Grande-Motte, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in La Grande-Motte and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near La Grande-Motte
- 'Remarkable gardens': Parc et jardins du château de Flaugergues (15km) : Jardins de la Fontaine (38km) :
- National Monuments: Towers and fortifications of Aigues-Mortes (8km) : Montmajour Abbey (45km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert (47km) :
- Religious monuments: Abbaye de Saint-Gilles (Saint-Gilles) (31km) : Eglise et cloitres de Saint Trophime, Eglise de Saint-Honorat des Alycamps (Arles) (45km) : Abbaye Notre Dame de Montmajour (Arles) (46km) :
- Heritage Sites: Roman Arles (46km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Nimes (38km) : Arles (45km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer (30km) :
- Grand Site of France: Camargue (21km) : Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert / Gorges de l'Herault (47km) :
Map of places to visit near La Grande-Motte & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Grande-Motte
Canton: Mauguio
Arrondissement: Montpellier
Department: Herault
Region: Languedoc-Roussillon
Postcode: 34280
Distance to La Grande-Motte
from Montpellier: 22 km
from Paris: 604 km
from Calais: 838 km
from Nice: 257 km
from Bordeaux: 398 km
from Strasbourg: 626 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near La Grande-Motte (within 6 km): Le Grau-du-Roi :
La Grande-Motte holidays and travel
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This page in French: Visitez La Grande-Motte