Mauguio

This Mediterranean-climate town in the Hérault with a compact centre of cafés and restaurants, Mauguio sits in the heart of Languedoc wine country and extends to the coast at Carnon, a beach resort on the Gulf of Lion. The commune's waterways and lagoons — including the Étang de Mauguio and the Étang de l'Or — are protected under Natura 2000, and the wider area falls within the orbit of Montpellier.

• Population18,320
• Nearest water from center0.5 km
• Nearest mountain from center17.7 km
• UNESCO within 50 km1