Sete travel guide
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Visit Sete: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Sete is situated in the Herault department (Languedoc-Roussillon region) in the south of France at 27 km from Montpellier, the department capital. (General information: Sete is 614 km from Paris and 850 km from the port at Calais).
For a detailed travel guide see Sete
Popular places to visit near Sete: these include Bouzigues at 5 km and Balaruc-le-Vieux at 6 km.
Etang de Thau is a listed 'site of natural beauty' at 6km and Etangs du Bagnas is a listed 'site of natural beauty' at 18km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Sete: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 3*;
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Sete, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Sete
See France This Way travel guides for Herault and Languedoc-Roussillon (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Sete.
Note that all distances from Sete shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Sete holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Sete (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 Sete and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Parc et jardins du château de Flaugergues (29km) : Jardin des carrières de Saint-Adrien (32km) : Parc et jardin du château de Margon (33km) :
- National Monuments: Towers and fortifications of Aigues-Mortes (44km) : Enserune (48km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert (38km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Pezenas (23km) : Lodeve (47km) :
- Grand Site of France: Valle du Salagou (38km) : Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert / Gorges de l'Herault (38km) :
Map of places to visit near Sete & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Sète
Canton: Sète
Arrondissement: Montpellier
Department: Herault
Region: Languedoc-Roussillon
Postcode: 34200
Distance to Sete
from Montpellier: 27 km
from Paris: 614 km
from Calais: 850 km
from Nice: 290 km
from Bordeaux: 376 km
from Strasbourg: 655 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 4 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Sete): Balaruc-le-Vieux, Balaruc-les-Bains, Bouzigues and Frontignan.
Getting here
For driving distances to Sete from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Sete