Étang de Thau

E327969

Étang de Thau is a large coastal lagoon in southern France known for its oyster and mussel farming and its role as a key link between inland waterways and the Mediterranean Sea.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Étang de Thau canonical 6
Bassin de Thau 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal lagoon
saltwater lagoon
alternativeName Bassin de Thau
aquacultureProduct Mediterranean mussel
Pacific oyster
averageDepth approximately 5 metres
connectedTo Canal du Midi
Canal du Rhône à Sète
Mediterranean Sea
country France
economicActivity fishing
shellfish aquaculture
tourism
fauna fish
shellfish
waterbirds
hasHabitat mudflats
salt marshes
seagrass beds
knownFor mussel farming
oyster farming
languageOfToponym French
length approximately 19 kilometres
locatedIn Southern France
surface form: southern France
locatedInDepartment Hérault
locatedInRegion Occitanie
locatedNear Balaruc-les-Bains
Frontignan
Marseillan
Mediterranean Sea
Mèze
Sète
locatedOnCoastOf Gulf of Lion
maximumDepth approximately 30 metres
nearbyCity Sète
nearbyTown Balaruc-les-Bains
Bouzigues
Marseillan
Mèze
partOf Gulf of Lion
surface form: Gulf of Lion lagoon system
role link between inland waterways and the Mediterranean Sea
salinity brackish to marine
surfaceArea approximately 75 square kilometres
usedFor kitesurfing
recreational boating
sailing
windsurfing
waterType lagoon water body
width approximately 4 to 5 kilometres

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Canal du Midi connectsTo Étang de Thau
Canal du Midi endPoint Étang de Thau
Festival de Thau regionServed Étang de Thau
this entity surface form: Bassin de Thau
Festival de Thau near Étang de Thau
Hérault contains Étang de Thau
Sète locatedOn Étang de Thau
Frontignan locatedNear Étang de Thau