GEOSITE DU CHEMIN DE CROIX DE GIGNAC

GEOSITE DU CHEMIN DE CROIX DE GIGNAC

Gignac © OTI
oenorando terroirs Gignac Aniane 1 @ Occidrone © Occidrone / CDRP34
oenorando terroirs Gignac Aniane 2 @ Occidrone © Occidrone / CDRP34

Travelers passing through Gignac will notice these little chapels lined up on a promontory, which is in fact an ancient Miocene riverbed, 23 million years old. Fourteen in number, they form a Way of the Cross that starts at the Notre-Dame-de-Grâce church. It would appear that the first chapel was built before 1672 by the Récollet fathers, the others by parishioners. It wasn?t until the 19th century that they took the name of Stations of the Cross.
The site is also a privileged viewpoint over the "Plaine de l'Hérault" geological area of the Terres d'Hérault Geopark.

Address

Rue du Carmel
34150 GIGNAC

GPS coordinates : 43.64703 / 3.55574

Means of communication

  • Fixed telephone : +33 4 67 57 58 83

Open

from 01/01/2025 to 31/12/2025

Groups

Reception of groups : no