Octon tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Le Lac-du-Salagou at 5 km from Octon

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Visit Octon: highlights and tourist information

Octon 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 Octon in Occitanie.

Popular places to visit nearby include Le Lac-du-Salagou at 5 km and Cirque de Moureze at 6 km.

Octon, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Le Lac-du-Salagou

at 5 km (direction east)

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

See Le Lac-du-Salagou guide

Cirque de Moureze

at 6 km (direction east-south-east)

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

See Cirque de Moureze guide

Lodeve

at 9 km (direction north-north-east)

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

See Lodeve guide

Villeneuvette

at 9 km (direction east-south-east)

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

See Villeneuvette guide

Clermont-l'Herault

at 11 km (direction east)

Clermont-l'Herault is a pleasant place to take a break if you are exploring the...

See Clermont-l'Herault guide

Lunas and area

at 17 km (direction north-west)

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

See Lunas and area guide

Avene

at 20 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See Avene guide

Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert

Most Beautiful Village at 22 km (direction east-north-east)

Even as you approach Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert along the Gorges de l'Herault you can see it...

See Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert guide

Pezenas

at 24 km (direction south-south-east)

The wide range of architecture and its unspoiled character make Pezenas one of our...

See Pezenas guide

Roquebrun

at 28 km (direction west-south-west)

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

See Roquebrun guide

La Couvertoirade

Most Beautiful Village at 29 km (direction west-south-west), in the Aveyron department

La Couvertoirade, listed among the 'most beautiful villages in France', is one of the...

See La Couvertoirade guide

Olargues

Most Beautiful Village at 33 km (direction west-south-west)

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

See Olargues guide

Loupian

at 34 km (direction east-south-east)

Take a stroll around the town of Loupian, then visit the 1st century mosaics...

See Loupian guide

Beziers

at 35 km (direction south-south-west)

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

See Beziers guide

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Reserve excursions near Octon

Map of places to visit near Octon

Markets in and near Octon

• Bedarieux: market Monday all day (13km)
• Paulhan: market Thursday (18km)
• Lamalou-les-Bains: market Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday (19km)
• Gignac: market Saturday (20km)
• Aniane: market Thursday (23km)
• Pezenas: market Saturday all day (24km)
• Bessan: market Tuesday & Sunday (34km)
• Gigean: market Tuesday (37km)
• Marseillan: market Monday & Wednesday & Friday & Saturday - seasonal market only (38km)
• Marseillan: market Tuesday (38km)

More information about Octon, Languedoc-Roussillon

Tourist attractions near Octon, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Valle du Salagou (5km)
• Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert / Gorges de l'Herault (22km)
• Cirque de Navacelles (31km)

Heritage sites

• Saint Jean de Fos pont du diable (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (21km)
• St Guilhem le Desert ancienne abbaye (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (22km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert (22km)
• La Couvertoirade (29km)
• Olargues (33km)
• Minerve (56km)

National Monuments

• Enserune (41km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Lodeve (9km)
• Pezenas (24km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Grands Causses (49km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye de Sylvanès (Sylvanes) (34km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc et jardin du château de Margon (18km)
• Jardin des carrières de Saint-Adrien (25km)
• Jardin des Sambucs (51km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Beziers (35km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Cirque du Moureze (6km)
• Cirque de Mourèze (6km)
• Céressou (14km)
• Grotte de la Clamouse (21km)
• Mont Caroux (26km)
• Cirque de Vissec (30km)
• Etang de Thau (38km)
• Etangs du Bagnas (42km)
• Grotte des Demoiselles (45km)
• Étangs palavasiens (47km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Le Caylar (23km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Fraisse-sur-Agout (41km)

Geography and distances

Octon is in the south of France at 46 kilometres from Montpellier, the department capital (general information: Octon is 583 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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

We have 9 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Brenas, Celles, Dio-et-Valquieres, Lavalette, Le Puech, Liausson, Merifons, Moureze and Salasc.

This page in French: Visiter Octon