The Côte d'Améthyste (French pronunciation: [kot dametist]; Catalan: Costa Ametista; lit. 'Amethyst Coast') is a name given to most of the Mediterranean coast of the Occitanie region in France along the Gulf of Lion.
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Geography edit
The coast stretches across 180 km and includes the Pyrénées-Orientales, Aude, Hérault, and Gard departments. It is bordered by the Côte Vermeille to the south and Camargue to the east.[1] Along it are a series of lagoons, such as the Étang de Thau, Palavas ponds, and Étang de Leucate.
Tourism edit
Plans to develop the Languedoc-Roussillon coastline while preserving its nature, known as Mission Racine, were passed by the French Government in 1963. Resorts such as Cap d'Agde, La Grande-Motte, and Port Leucate were established. An increase in local population growth has since been reported.[2][3][4][5][6]
References edit
- ^ "Beaches on Côte d'Améthyste and in the Gulf of Lion – Mediterranean". Plages TV. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ "Résultats de la recherche | Insee".
- ^ "Port Leucate – the cheapest oysters in France and the center of European land windsurfing". All Pyrenees. 24 June 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ "Est-il chic d'aller en vacances à Palavas ?". Vanity Fair (in French). 25 July 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ "Fin de la taxe d'habitation : les villes qui comptent de nombreuses résidences secondaires gagnantes ?". LCI (in French). 15 May 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ "La côte d'Améthyste : Gruissan et son salin rose". Adventure is up There (in French). 6 September 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
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