Mons tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Olargues at 4 km from Mons

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Visit Mons: highlights and tourist information

Mons is situated in the Herault department and Occitanie region.

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Mons in Occitanie.

Popular places to visit nearby include Olargues at 4 km and Roquebrun at 10 km.

Mons, France: places to visit and attractions

Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Olargues

Most Beautiful Village at 4 km (direction west-south-west)

With a lovely medieval centre and the scenic background of the Jaur river that...

See Olargues guide

Roquebrun

at 10 km (direction south-east)

The seting on the River Orb and the Mediterranean garden add to the charm...

See Roquebrun guide

Saint-Chinian

at 16 km (direction south)

The busy village of Saint-Chinian in the Minerves is best known for the good...

See Saint-Chinian guide

Avene

at 24 km (direction north-east)

More famous for the beauty products produced here, the steep streets of the old...

See Avene guide

Aigne

at 29 km (direction south-south-west)

The fortified village centre of Aigne make it one of our favourite Minervois villages...

See Aigne guide

Bize-Minervois

at 29 km (direction south-south-west), in the Aude department

Bize-Minervois is a small village but its pretty houses and popular swimming river in...

See Bize-Minervois guide

Minerve

Most Beautiful Village at 29 km (direction south-west)

The ancient streets of the attractive village of Minerve are very pleasant to explore,...

See Minerve guide

Lunas and area

at 31 km (direction north-east)

Lunas is one of the villages in the attractive 'Land of Mountains and Springs'...

See Lunas and area guide

Belmont-sur-Rance

at 32 km (direction north-west), in the Aveyron department

The Cevennes village of Belmont-sur-Rance is small but very enjoyable to explore, and to...

See Belmont-sur-Rance guide

Beziers

at 33 km (direction south-east)

Beziers is a lively, thriving town with a good number of interesting monuments to...

See Beziers guide

Cirque de Moureze

at 33 km (direction east)

The Cirque de Moureze is one of the loveliest scenic spectacles in northern Languedoc-Roussillon...

See Cirque de Moureze guide

Le Lac-du-Salagou

at 34 km (direction east-north-east)

The Lac-du-Salagou is a popular leisure lake with a wide range of activities and...

See Le Lac-du-Salagou guide

Lodeve

at 34 km (direction east-north-east)

It is undoubtedly the Saint-Fulcran cathedral that will form the centre of your visit...

See Lodeve guide

Villeneuvette

at 36 km (direction east)

Villeneuvette is a pretty small village, interesting because it was originally built as a...

See Villeneuvette guide

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Reserve excursions near Mons

Map of places to visit near Mons

Markets in and near Mons

• Lamalou-les-Bains: market Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday (11km)
• Saint-Chinian: market Thursday & Sunday (17km)
• Bedarieux: market Monday all day (17km)
• Saint-Pons-de-Thomieres: market Wednesday & Sunday (18km)
• Labastide-Rouairoux: market Thursday (27km)
• Capestang: market Sunday (28km)
• Olonzac: market Tuesday (37km)
• Coursan: market every day except Monday (38km)
• Pezenas: market Saturday all day (40km)
• Fleury: market every day (41km)

More information about Mons, Languedoc-Roussillon

Tourist attractions near Mons, France

What to do at Mons? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Mons.

Grand sites of France

• Valle du Salagou (34km)
• Cirque de Navacelles (57km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Olargues (4km)
• Minerve (29km)
• La Couvertoirade (48km)

National Monuments

• Enserune (32km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Lodeve (34km)
• Pezenas (40km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Haut-Languedoc (24km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye de Sylvanès (Sylvanes) (29km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc et jardin du château de Margon (30km)
• Jardin des carrières de Saint-Adrien (32km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Beziers (33km)
• Narbonne (43km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Mont Caroux (5km)
• Grotte de la Devèze (22km)
• Cirque de Mourèze (33km)
• Cirque du Moureze (33km)
• Céressou (35km)
• Gouffre de l'Œil Doux (46km)
• Gouffre de Cabrespine (46km)
• Cirque de Vissec (55km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Le Caylar (44km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Fraisse-sur-Agout (13km)

Geography and distances

Mons is in the south of France at 74 kilometres from Montpellier, the department capital (general information: Mons is 589 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

For driving distances to Mons from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 7 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Colombieres-sur-Orb, Olargues, Rosis, Saint-Julien, Saint-Martin-de-l'Arcon, Saint-Vincent-d'Olargues and Vieussan.

This page in French: Visiter Mons