Pézenas in the Hérault department

4 September 2014 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  6 minutes

© Christian Ferrer/cc-by-sa-3.0

© Christian Ferrer/cc-by-sa-3.0

Pézenas is a commune in the Hérault department in the Languedoc-Roussillon region in southern France. “Pézenas” is derived from the older name Piscenae, probably from the Latin word piscenis, meaning fishpond. According to legend, there was a lake full of fish behind the château. Inhabitants of Pézenas are Piscenois.   read more…

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