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Sète

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Also known as Seta

Sète (; , ), also historically spelled Cette (official until 1928) and Sette, is a resort town and commune in the Hérault department, in the region of Occitania, southern France. Its inhabitants are called Sétois (male) and Sétoises (female) in French, "Setòris" and "Setòria" in Occitan.

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Sète is a commune in France, situated in the Hérault department within the Occitanie region. It serves as the capital of the cantons of Sète-1 and Sète-2, as well as the broader canton of Sète. The town is located in the arrondissement of Montpellier and shares borders with Frontignan, Bouzigues, Loupian, and Marseillan. Its official names are Sète and Cette, and it has the postal code 34200.

The municipality covers an area of 24.21 square kilometers. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 45,337 residents and another citing 40,736. Demographic data indicates a male population of 20,161 and a female population of 23,068. Sète is twinned with Neuburg an der Donau, El Jadida, Cetara, and Hartlepool. The town’s elevation is recorded as 176 meters in one dataset and 5 meters in another.

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Place details

Locality
Sète
Region
Occitanie
Country
France
Population
40,736
Timezone
Europe/Paris

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Air quality

48US AQIGood
PM2.5
7.3 µg/m³
PM10
11.4 µg/m³
As of 2026-08-11 02:00 · Open-Meteo

Key facts

French commune.name
Sète
French commune.commune status
Commune
French commune.caption
Clockwise from top: The Royal Canal, the Mont Saint-Clair lighthouse, the Sète naval cemetery, and the Molière theatre.
French commune.image coat of arms
Blason ville fr Sète (Hérault).svg
French commune.arrondissement
Montpellier
French commune.canton
Sète
French commune.INSEE
34301
French commune.postal code
34200
French commune.demonym
Sétois
French commune.mayor
Hervé Marquès
French commune.party
DVD
French commune.term
2025–2026
French commune.intercommunality
CA Sète Agglopôle Méditerranée
French commune.elevation m
4
French commune.elevation min m
0
French commune.elevation max m
176
French commune.area km2
24.21

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Travel guide

Get around

Walking is the obvious choice within the city centre.

For slightly longer trips, Thau Agglo Transport offers public transport, with departures at least every 20 minutes during daytime on both weekdays and weekends. However, evening and night services are limited. A free circulator bus within the inner city, route 6, is available too.

See

thumb|Phare du Mont-Saint-Clair

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The ferry to Morocco leaves a few times a week, and costs around €120.

Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Encyclopedic overview

17 sections
Contents
  • Geography
  • Climate
  • History
  • 1600–1900
  • 19th century
  • 20th century
  • 21st century
  • Population
  • Patron saint
  • Transport
  • Culture
  • Notable people
  • International relations
  • Gallery
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Sète (; , ), also historically spelled Cette (official until 1928) and Sette, is a resort town and commune in the Hérault department, in the region of Occitania, southern France. Its inhabitants are called Sétois (male) and Sétoises (female) in French, "Setòris" and "Setòria" in Occitan.

Known as the Venice of Languedoc and the singular island (in Paul Valéry's words), it is a port and a seaside resort on the Mediterranean with its own very strong cultural identity, traditions, cuisine and dialect. It is the hometown of such artists as Paul Valéry, Maurice Elie Sarthou, Jean Vilar, Georges Brassens, Hervé Di Rosa, Manitas de Plata, and Robert Combas. Since May 12, 2025, Hervé Marquès is the mayor of the city.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sète” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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