La Grande-Motte travel guide
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Visit La Grande-Motte: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: La Grande-Motte is situated in the Herault department (Languedoc-Roussillon region) in the south of France at 18 km from Montpellier, the department capital. (General information: La Grande-Motte is 604 km from Paris and 838 km from the port at Calais).
For a detailed travel guide see La Grande-Motte (page also includes a photo gallery for La Grande-Motte)
Popular places to visit near La Grande-Motte: these include Le Grau-du-Roi at 5 km and Aigues-Mortes at 8 km.
Towers and fortifications of Aigues-Mortes is a listed 'national monument' at 8km and Parc et jardins du château de Flaugergues is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 15km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for La Grande-Motte: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 2*;
Photos taken within 10 km
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Selected places to visit and attractions near La Grande-Motte, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to La Grande-Motte
See France This Way travel guides for Herault and Languedoc-Roussillon (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of La Grande-Motte.
Note that all distances from La Grande-Motte shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
La Grande-Motte holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to La Grande-Motte (from booking.com and with a great selection of hotels and a best price promise).
For a longer visit popular choices include apartments and holiday rentals. For these we suggest two popular options: holiday villages in Languedoc-Roussillon and Herault gites and villas
Tourist attractions nearby
Below we show places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting La Grande-Motte and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Parc et jardins du château de Flaugergues (15km) : Jardins de la Fontaine (38km) :
- National Monuments: Towers and fortifications of Aigues-Mortes (8km) : Montmajour Abbey (45km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert (47km) :
- Religious monuments: Abbaye de Saint-Gilles (Saint-Gilles) (31km) : Eglise et cloitres de Saint Trophime, Eglise de Saint-Honorat des Alycamps (Arles) (45km) : Abbaye Notre Dame de Montmajour (Arles) (46km) :
- Heritage Sites: Roman Arles (46km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Nimes (38km) : Arles (45km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer (30km) :
- Grand Site of France: Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert / Gorges de l'Herault (47km) :
Map of places to visit near La Grande-Motte & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Grande-Motte
Canton: Mauguio
Arrondissement: Montpellier
Department: Herault
Region: Languedoc-Roussillon
Postcode: 34280
Distance to La Grande-Motte
from Montpellier: 18 km
from Paris: 604 km
from Calais: 838 km
from Nice: 257 km
from Bordeaux: 398 km
from Strasbourg: 626 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 1 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of La Grande-Motte): Le Grau-du-Roi.
Getting here
For driving distances to La Grande-Motte from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez La Grande-Motte