AGDE  , a See also:

• TOWN

town of See also:

• SOUTHERN

southern See also:

• FRANCE
• FRANCE, ANATOLE (1844– )

France, in the See also:

• DEPARTMENT (Fr. departement, from departir, to separate into parts)

department of See also:

• HERAULT

Herault, on the See also:

• LEFT

left See also:

• BANK

bank of the See also:

• RIVER

river of that name, 21 M. from the Mediterranean See also:

• SEA (in O. Eng. sae, a common Teutonic word; cf. Ger. See, Dutch Zee, &c.; the ultimate source is uncertain)
• SEA, COMMAND OF THE

Sea and 32 M . S.W. of See also:

• MONTPELLIER

Montpellier on the Southern railway . Pop . (1906) 7146 . The town lies at the See also:

• FOOT

foot of an See also:

• EXTINCT

extinct See also:

• VOLCANO

volcano, the Montagne St Loup, and is built of See also:

• BLACK
• BLACK, ADAM (1784-1874)
• BLACK, JEREMIAH SULLIVAN (1810–1883)
• BLACK, WILLIAM (1841-1898)

black volcanic See also:

• BASALT

basalt, which gives it a gloomy See also:

• APPEARANCE (from Lat. apparere, to appear)

appearance . Overlooking the river is the See also:

• CHURCH
• CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
• CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
• CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
• CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
• CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)

church of St See also:

• ANDRE, JOHN (1751-178o)

Andre, which See also:

• DATES

dates partly from the 12th See also:

• CENTURY (from Lat. centuria, a division of a hundred men)

century, and, till the Revolution, was a See also:

• CATHEDRAL

cathedral . It is a See also:

• PLAIN (O. Fr. plain, from Lat. plenum)

plain and massive structure with crenelated walls, and has the aspect of a fortress rather than of a church . The exterior is diversified by arched recesses forming machicolations, and the same architectural .feature is reproduced in the square See also:

• TOWER (Lat. turris; Fr. tour, clocker; Ital. torre; Ger. Thurm)

tower which rises like a See also:

• DONJON (from a Late Lat. accusative form domnionem, connected with domnus or dominus, a lord)

donjon above the See also:

• BUILDING

building . The See also:

• CANAL
• CANAL (from Lat. canalis, " channel " and " kennel " being doublets of the word)

Canal du Midi, or See also:

• LANGUEDOC

Languedoc canal, uniting the See also:

• GARONNE (Lat. Garumna)

Garonne with the Mediterranean, passes under the walls of the town, and the mouth of the Herault forms a See also:

• HARBOUR (from M.E. hereberge, here, an army; cf. Ger. Heer and -beorg, protection or shelter. Other early forms in English were herberwe and haiborow, as seen in various place names, such as Market Harborough.. The French auberge, an inn, derived through

harbour which is protected by a fort . The maritime See also:

• COMMERCE
• COMMERCE (Lat. commercium, from, cum, together, and rnerx, merchandise)

commerce of the town has declined, owing partly to the neighbourhood of See also:

• CETTE

Cette, partly to the shallowness of the Herault . The fishing See also:

• INDUSTRY (Lat. industria, from indu-, a form of the pre, position in, and either stare, to stand, or struere, to pile up)

industry is, however, still active . The See also:

• CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief public institutions are the tribunal of commerce and the communal See also:

• COLLEGE (Collegium)

college .

Agde is a See also:

• PLACE (through Fr. from Lat. platea, street; Gr. IrAar6s, wide)

place of See also:

• GREAT

great antiquity and is said to have been founded under the name of a'yaOi rats (See also:

• GOOD, JOHN MASON (1764-1827)

Good See also:

• CITY (through Fr. cite, from Lat. civitas)

City) by the Phocaeans . The bishopric was established about the See also:

• YEAR

year 400 and was suppressed in 1790 .