La Grande-Motte
Also known as La Mota Granda
commune in Hérault, France
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Place details
- Locality
- La Grande-Motte
- Region
- Occitanie
- Country
- France
- Population
- 7,335
- Timezone
Article
La Grande-Motte ( French pronunciation: [la ɡʁɑ̃d mɔt]; Occitan: La Mota Granda) is a commune in the Hérault département in Occitanie in southern France. The commune was created in 1974 from part of the commune of Mauguio. It is a popular seaside resort and port near Montpellier, built in the 1960s and 1970s. La Grande-Motte is characterized by homogeneous architecture; many of the prominent buildings are pyramidal in form. With 2 million tourists per year it is one of the favorite resorts of the French.
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