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Country
  
France

Department
  
Hérault

Canton
  
Gignac

Area
  
13.91 km²

Region
  
Occitanie

Arrondissement
  
Lodève

Intercommunality
  
Vallée de l'Hérault

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Le Pouget is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France. It contains the Gallardet dolmen.

Contents

Map of 34230 Le Pouget, France

Geography

Le Pouget is situated on the sides of two valleys, Aumelas and Clermont L'Hérault. The centre of the commune is at the entrance to the medieval circulade. The clay soil favours viticulture. The Hérault river is 2 km from the centre.

History

The village was known for its circulade in the Middle Ages in the time of Louis XIV. The prehistoric dolmen Gallardet (or dolmen de Pouget) is a notable sight in the village.

Population

Inhabitants are Pougétois.

Sights

  • Église Saint-Jacques, Romanesque church (now the Chapelle des pénitents blancs)
  • Église Sainte-Catherine, Gothic church (now the parish church)
  • Dolmen
  • Saint-Amant fountain
  • The circulade
  • Château de l'Estang (private property).

    • Personalities

  • d'Alzon family
  • Jacqueline Mirande, French novelist
  • Jean-Paul Nozière, French novelist

    • References

    Le Pouget Wikipedia
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