Octon

Octon is a common French, located in the department of the Herault and the area Languedoc-Roussillon. Its inhabitants is called Octonais.

Geography

The village is located on the edge of the Lac of Salagou; it is in an environment of garrigues and vines. The landscape is marked by a ground of red rocks (the ruffes ) and by hills which are old lava flows. The climate is Mediterranean, soft the winter, heat and dryness the summer. The autumn is the period of strong precipitations.

History

Administration

Demography

Places and monuments

castle of Lauzières
Church Notre Dame de Roubignac (Romance church of XIIe century).
capitelles
Lake of Salagou

Personalities related to the commune

Mathilde de Flamesnil Journalist France 3 Herault and his son Achilles

See too

Common of Herault

External bonds

Octon.fr : official site of the village
Octon on the site of the national geographical Institute
Octon on the site of INSEE
Octon on the site of Quid
Localization of Octon on a chart of France and communes bordering
Plane on Octon on Mapquest

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