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Scheduled to open in 2026, this landscape harbor is part of a program to rehabilitate the old town center, with a dock and berths for 150 houseboats and transit boats.
ECONOMICS The demolition of the buildings located on the 8.5 hectares industrial wasteland in the Mediterranean [is done in 2023]. The GGL-Proméo consortium will be responsible for the development of this space. The creation of this new centre of attractiveness will be a major challenge in the context of the urban project to enhance the heart of the city of Agde and accompanies the other operations carried out in parallel, namely the creation of the river port on the Canal du Midi, the restoration of Château Laurens and the creation of a multimodal interchange hub at the railway station [...] A functional mix of permanent housing, tourist accommodation and a programme of offices, shops and services on 35,000 m2 [...] A training centre, the future headquarters of the agglomeration and the centre for conservation and studies in archaeology [...] Requalification of the Hôtel Riquet along the Canal du Midi and the hangar located to the south along the railway tracks, into a vast, multi-functional hall, at the centre of the flows of the district and the train station [...] Flood risk particularly impacting the site: the floating habitat and the suspended city. Floating habitat: the creation of a body of water is planned. The city suspended: all new constructions, excluding the rehabilitation of buildings deemed heritage and preserved, are planned on stilts with the first surfaces developed from the 1st floor [...] A development planned by 2024 [...] The balance sheet of the transaction is balanced at approximately €11.5 million excluding VAT. The selected consortium also undertakes to pay a contribution of €1 million to the local authority for the financing of the railway footbridge that the agglomeration community must build to link the Agde station, the future Multimodal Interchange Hub, to the Mediterranean quarter, so that the district is a real gateway to the territory from the regional and national rail network.
A societal context:
The 1950s saw the emergence of new lifestyles. Post-war social advances, and in particular paid vacations, meant that tourism was now accessible to all. Both a result of and a catalyst for the social upheavals of the "Trente Glorieuses", tourism promoted social progress and a desire for individual freedom outside working hours. In practice, rising incomes generated a new attraction for vacations, which naturally focused on seaside and coastal resorts. Under the gentle name of heliotropism, encouraged by a culture that values shellfish, whole crowds flock to the coast, eager to sample the pleasures of the beach. Aware of the economic stakes involved in tourism, the public authorities introduced a policy to encourage this major expansion, which was mainly focused on 3 regions: Languedoc-Roussillon, Alpes Maritimes and Var, each of which developed its own model based on its history, appeal and assets.
Three models:
On the Languedoc coast, the changes accompanied in 1963 by the interministerial Racine mission recognized the principle of six tourist units along 180 km of coastline. Saint-Cyprien, Leucate - Le Barcarès, Gruissan, Cap d'Agde, La Grande Motte and Port Camargue, separated by vast natural areas, were created. The aim is to build, over 20 years, the infrastructure and 500 tourist beds needed to develop an economy that is lacking in this part of the country. Nearly a million holidaymakers are expected in what will be nicknamed the Florida or French California, and is now the emblem of popular tourism sites.
Monuments et Patrimoine
[facsimile hors ill. & cart., 2000, Thèse de doctorat d'État en Histoire, direction AntoineProst, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, 3 vol., 948 p., bibliogr. pp. 898-948, index.. Num. national de thèse 2000PA010665]
The Richemer Cellars were born from the merger of the cooperative cellars of Agde and Marseillan. They bring together 350 winegrowers on a vineyard of 1500ha and an annual production of 100,000hl with 65% white wines, 25% rosés and 10% red wines. They owe their name to a legend: Henri de Richet, a winegrower from Marseillan who is said to have made his fortune in the wine trade, thanks to maritime trade. He was soon nicknamed "Henri de Richemer". They bring together 350 winegrowers on a vineyard of 1500ha and an annual production of 100,000hl with 65% white wines, 25% rosés and 10% red wines. They owe their name to a legend: Henri de Richet, a winegrower from Marseillan who is said to have made his fortune in the wine trade, thanks to maritime trade. He was soon nicknamed "Henri de Richemer.
Hérault dept.: What are the 8 wines from the department that have won medals at the Mondial des Vins Blancs in Strasbourg? The Richemer cellars, located in Marseillan in the Hérault, were particularly rewarded, with two gold medals for their IGP Pays d'Oc Richemer Viognier 2023 and the Souvenir Cap d'Agde IGP Côte de Thau 2023.
Présidente d'AGDE BELLE EPOQUE
The engineer-architect Paul Brès patented this system for his reinforced concrete silo tank, he would have considered this silo to be a kind of "cathedral" because it was visible from afar. Excerpts from the label of the exhibition LA CAVE COOPÉRATIVE D'AGDE, DE SA CRÉATION À NOS JOURS", Office du Tourisme, Agde, 09/2020.
Delegate of the management of the marinas of Cap d'Agde and the sites on the Hérault river for a period of 20 years, Sodéal will discuss this Wednesday morning, during the first meeting since 2017 of the Local Committee of Permanent Users of the Ports of Cap d'Agde (Clupp), an increase in its tariffs of around 12%.
Ideal base for Mediterranean cruises to Spain (50 miles), the Balearics (200 miles) or Corsica (230 miles). 3100 moorings:
* 10 sheltered basins around a 35 hectares body of water.
* 6 sanitary blocks (toilets, showers, washbasins) with reserved access (electronic key).
* Reserved parking for yachtsmen.
* Fresh water and electricity (220 V mono and 380 V tri) at quayside.
* Secure pontoons (electronic key access): berths are equipped with catways and, for larger units, with piles or deadbeds.
* Special berths for multihulls.
* 2 slipways (Avant Port).
* European-standard waste disposal center.
* Harbour dredged to 3 m.
Introduced in the 1920s this Mediterranean look [...] creates the atmosphere of a vacation home where life is good. The seaside style first appeared in the United States between 1920 and 1930. The wealth and leisure obsession of the Roaring Twenties led to a boom in seaside resorts. The unique aestheticism, exoticism and relaxing aspect of the seaside style seduced Americans, leading it to become the style used for the development of these resorts and the dominant style of Californian and Floridian homes.
Some long-term forecasts that seemed favorable to the port never came true. Some, like Professor Galtier, defined Sète as a "medium-sized" port, in continuous expansion from 1938 to 1954. While Gilles Salvat, a cultural attaché at the town hall, speaks of a structural crisis that began in the late 1930s, linked to the "poor development" of the Languedoc region. Like all French ports," points out G. Galtier, "Sète is an importing port: in 1964, incoming goods accounted for 78% of traffic. This is the same order of magnitude as Marseille and Le Havre.
After the war, the Municipality realigned streets and authorized the demolition of ruined buildings, giving rise to today's Place Gambetta. This was used by the Halles fairground, which was rebuilt in 1970. In 1969, the municipal abattoirs were closed by prefectural decree "on the opening date of those in Béziers", forcing butchers in Agatha to buy supplies 25 km away. Lapeyre put in place the elements essential to the hygiene of the town, some districts of which still see sewage running into the street, and where the water is not drinkable with the sewers rapidly extended, as the town is growing very fast. In January 1967, a municipal sewerage plan was drawn up to plan all the work in stages, with particular urgency for Le Grau and La Tamarissière, which continued to discharge their wastewater directly into the Hérault. To reduce costs, a tax was introduced on subdivisions, and in October 1967, the wastewater treatment plant (in the Prunette sector) was built. Financed by SEBLI. A new artesian well was dug at Grau d'Agde in 1965 (siphons passing under the Canal du Midi and the Hérault).
Jean Félix in 1926 founded the cooperative distillery "L'Agathoise". He was also Vice-President of the Professional Union of Winegrowers of Hérault and administrator of the Confederation of Winegrowers of the South. He "denounces all injustices, takes charge of the defense of the most humble and of wine interests". Félix was, with Edouard Barthe, an "enlightened and effective" defender of southern viticulture: Winemaker, having all the necessary equipment (tunners, presses, etc.) he thought of those who did not have any, he decided to create in 1937 the Agde wine cooperative of which he will be president. The building, built by the Caruso company, had a capacity of 23,000 hectoliters when it was created.
After the Battle of France, the town mourned its soldiers who had died at the front, while concern grew for those who were now prisoners in Germany. At the town hall, Marshal Pétain's regime made its mark, the mayor was maintained and the town council was modified, while living conditions for the people of Agatha became tougher. At the time of the roundup in August 1942, the Agde camp was the assembly point for Israelites from the Hérault region. During these painful days, Sabine Zlatin was present, and obtained the release of around a hundred Jewish children.
When the German occupying forces left, all that remained on the site were the pozzolan paths, which were soon covered by housing developments, but the memory of the people who lived there would live on.
An essential memorial to the town's 20th-century history, the Agde camp monument stands today at the intersection of route des 7 Fonts and rue Jean Moulin, near the René Cassin secondary school. Inaugurated in 1989, it symbolically marks the entrance to the camp and pays tribute to all the nationalities who lived there.
On the occasion of the arrival of the Duke of Montmorency, Henri I, Constable of France, a sumptuous tournament of jousts was organized in Agde. At that time, the jousts traditionally took place on the feast of Pentecost.
