Le Site Naturel Protégé des Salines de Villeneuve

Coastal Preservation Area, Natura 2000, Ramsar, Natural reserve, Important area for the Conservation of Birds

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  • Description

    Situated within the municipalities of Villeneuve-lès-Maguelone, Mireval and Vic-la-Gardiole, 15 km south west of the city of Montpellier (400,000 inhabitants) and 25 km north east of the Thau conurbation (90,000 inhabitants), the Villeneuve salt marshes cover an area of 292 hectares from the banks of the Etang de Vic to the foot of the Gardiole range. Connected to the Vic, Moures and Pierre blanche lagoons, the protected natural landscape of the Villeneuve salt marshes forms part of an outstanding lagoon complex covering 1,817 hectares, within the 6,015 hectares of Palavasian lagoons. It comprises a patchwork of natural environments, comprising both fresh water and salt water where numerous remarkable species, birds in particular, come to breed or to feed.

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  • Useful info

    Access

    Accès libre

    Town/village : Villeneuve-lès-Maguelone to 2 km

    Groups

    Groups welcome:

    • Disabled

    Tours

    • Self-guided tours - Permanent (throughout the opening period)
    • Individual guided tours - On request
    • Unguided group - Permanent (throughout the opening period)
    • Guided group tours - On request

    Disabilities

    Accessibility :

    Disabled

    Animals

    Pets allowed

Contact details

34750 VILLENEUVE-LES-MAGUELONE
Less than 20 km from Montpellier sea side

  • Phone : +33 4 67 13 88 57

  • salines_de_villeneuve@cenlr.org

  • web

    http://www.cenlr.org/gerer/sites/salines

  • web

    http://www.siel-lagune.org/

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30 Place de la Comédie Montpellier
9.30am - 6.00pm (Mon-Sat) Thursday: 10 am -6 pm
10am - 5pm (Sun.&Bank holidays).

+33 (0)4 67 60 60 60
contact@ot-montpellier.fr

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Lattes : +33 (0)7 72 43 65 08
Villeneuve-lès- Maguelone : 07 87 25 67 45
Castries : +33 (0)4 67 52 04 24