Agde
Agde | |
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The cathedral | |
Location of Agde | |
| Coordinates: 43°18′39″N 3°28′33″E / 43.3108°N 3.4758°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Hérault |
| Arrondissement | Béziers |
| Canton | Agde |
| Intercommunality | CA Hérault Méditerranée |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2024–2026) | Sébastien Frey |
Area 1 | 50.81 km2 (19.62 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 29,612 |
| • Density | 580/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Agathois.e (French) dagdenc.a, agatenc.a (Occitan) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 34003 /34300 |
| Elevation | 0–110 m (0–361 ft) (avg. 5 m or 16 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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Agde (French pronunciation: [aɡd(ə)]; Occitan: [ˈadde, ˈate]) is a commune in the southern French department of Hérault. It is the Mediterranean port of the Canal du Midi. It is situated on an ancient basalt volcano, hence the name "Black Pearl of the Mediterranée".