CETTE  , a seaport 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, 18 m . S.W. of See also:

• MONTPELLIER

Montpellier by the Southern railway . Pop . (1906) 32,659 . After See also:

• MARSEILLES

Marseilles it is the See also:

• PRINCIPAL

principal commercial See also:

• PORT

port on the See also:

• SOUTH
• SOUTH, ROBERT (1634–1716)

south See also:

• COAST (from Lat. costa, a rib, side)

coast of France . The older See also:

• PART

part of Cette occupies the See also:

• FOOT

foot and slope of the Mont St Clair (the See also:

• ANCIENT
• ANCIENT (also spelt ANTIENT; derived, through the Fr. ancien, old, from the late Lat. antianum, from ante, before)

ancient See also:

• MONS (Flemish Bergen)

Mons Setius), a See also:

• HILL
• HILL (0. Eng. hyll; cf. Low Ger. hull, Mid. Dutch hul, allied to Lat. celsus, high, collis, hill, &c.)
• HILL, A
• HILL, AARON (1685-175o)
• HILL, AMBROSE POWELL
• HILL, DANIEL HARVEY (1821-1889)
• HILL, DAVID BENNETT (1843–1910)
• HILL, GEORGE BIRKBECK NORMAN (1835-1903)
• HILL, JAMES J
• HILL, JOHN (c. 1716-1775)
• HILL, MATTHEW DAVENPORT (1792-1872)
• HILL, OCTAVIA (1838– )
• HILL, ROWLAND (1744–1833)
• HILL, SIR ROWLAND (1795-1879)

hill 590 ft. in height, situated on a See also:

• TONGUE (O. Eng. lunge)

tongue of See also:

• LAND

land that lies between the Mediterranean and the See also:

• LAGOON (Fr. lagune, Lat. lacuna, a pool)

lagoon of Than . This See also:

• QUARTER (through Fr. from Lat. quartarius, fourth part)

quarter with its wide streets and lofty See also:

• STONE
• STONE (0. Eng. shin; the word is common to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Stein, Du. steen, Dan. and Swed. sten; the root is also seen in Gr. aria, pebble)
• STONE, CHARLES POMEROY (1824-1887)
• STONE, EDWARD JAMES (1831-1897)
• STONE, FRANK (1800-1859)
• STONE, GEORGE (1708—1764)
• STONE, LUCY [BLACKWELL] (1818-1893)
• STONE, MARCUS (184o— )
• STONE, NICHOLAS (1586-1647)

stone buildings is bounded on the See also:

• EAST
• EAST, ALFRED (1849- )

east by the See also:

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

Canal de Cette, which leads from the lagoon of Thau to the Old See also:

• BASIN, or BASON (the older form bacin is found in many of the Romanic languages, from the Late Lat. baccinus or bacchinus, probably derived from bacca, a bowl)
• BASIN, THOMAS (1412—1491)

Basin and the See also:

• OUTER

outer 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 . Across the canal See also:

• LIE, JONAS LAURITZ EDEMIL (1833—1908)
• LIE, MARIUS SOPHUS (1842–1899)

lie the newer quarters, which chiefly occupy two islands separated from each other by a wet See also:

• DOCK

dock and limited on the east by the Canal Maritime, parallel to the Canal de Cette . A lateral canal unites the See also:

• NORTHERN

northern ends of the two See also:

• MAIN (from the Aryan root which appears in " may " and " might," and Lat. magnus, great)
• MAIN (Lat. Moenus)

main canals . A See also:

• BREAKWATER

breakwater See also:

• RUNNING

running W.S.W. and E.N.E. protects the entrance to the harbour, which is one of the safest in France . The outer port and the Old Basin are enclosed by a See also:

• MOLE
• MOLE, LOUIS MATHIEU, COMTE (1781—1855)
• MOLE, MATHIEU (1584—1656)

mole to the south and by a See also:

• JETTY

jetty to the east . Behind the outer port lies an inner and more See also:

• RECENT

recent basin which communicates with the Canal Maritime .

The entire See also:

• AREA

area of the harbour, including the canals, is acres with a quayage length of over 8000 yds . The public institutions of Cette include tribunals of See also:

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

commerce and of maritime commerce, See also:

• COUNCILS

councils of See also:

• ARBITRATION (Lat. arbitrari, to examine or judge)
• ARBITRATION, INTERNATIONAL

arbitration in commercial and fishing affairs, an See also:

• EXCHANGE

exchange and chamber of commerce, a See also:

• BRANCH (from the Fr. branche, late Lat. branca, an animal's paw)

branch of the See also:

• BANK

Bank of France and a large See also:

• HOSPITAL (Lat. haspitalis, the adjective of hospes, host or guest)

hospital . There are also a communal See also:

• COLLEGE (Collegium)

college, a See also:

• NAVAL

naval school, and See also:

• SCHOOLS

schools of See also:

• MUSIC

music, commerce and 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, and See also:

• NAVIGATION (from Lat. navis, ship, and agere, to move)

navigation . Cette is much resorted to for 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-bathing . The See also:

• TOWN

town is connected with See also:

• LYONS
• LYONS (Fr. Lyon)
• LYONS, COUNCILS OF
• LYONS, EDMUND LYONS, BARON (1790-1858)
• LYONS, RICHARD BICKERTON PEMELL LYONS, 1ST EARL (1817–1887)

Lyons by the canal from the See also:

• RHONE
• RHONE (Fr. Rhone, Lat. Rhodanus)

Rhone to Cette, and with See also:

• BORDEAUX

Bordeaux by the Canal du Midi, and is a junction of the Southern and See also:

• PARIS
• PARIS (also called ALEXANDROS)
• PARIS, ALEXIS PAULIN (1800-x881)
• PARIS, BRUNO PAULIN GASTON (1839-1903)
• PARIS, FRANCOIS DE (169o-1727)
• PARIS, LOUIS PHILIPPE ALBERT
• PARIS, TREATIES OF (1814-1815)

Paris-See also:

• LYON, MARY MASON (1797-1849)
• LYON, NATHANIEL (1818-1861)

Lyon See also:

• RAILWAYS

railways . The See also:

• SHIPPING

shipping See also:

• TRADE (O. Eng. trod, footstep, from tredan, to tread; in M. Eng. the forms teed, trod and trade appear, the last in the sense of a beaten track)
• TRADE, BOARD OF

trade is carried on with South See also:

• AMERICA

America, the See also:

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

chief ports of the Mediterranean, and especially with See also:

• SPAIN
• SPAIN (Espana)

Spain . The chief exports are wines and See also:

• BRANDY

brandy, chemical products, skins and See also:

• SOAP

soap; the chief imports are See also:

• WINE (Lat. vinum, Gr. oivos)

wine, cereals, See also:

• COAL

coal, See also:

• TIMBER

timber, See also:

• PETROLEUM (Lat. Petra, rock, and oleuin, oil)

petroleum, See also:

• SULPHUR

sulphur, See also:

• TAR

tar and chemical substances . In the five years 1901-1905. the See also:

• AVERAGE

average See also:

• ANNUAL

annual value of imports was £3,720,000 (£4,980,000 in years 1896-rgoo), of exports £1,427,000 (£I,237,000 in 1896-1800) . More than 400 small See also:

• CRAFT (a word common to Teutonic languages for strength, or power; cf. Ger. Kraft)

craft are employed in the sardine, See also:

• TUNNY (Thunnus thynnus)

tunny, See also:

• COD

cod and other See also:

• FISHERIES

fisheries . Large quantities of See also:

• SHELL
• SHELL (O. Eng. scell, scyll, cf. Du. sceel, shell, Goth. skalja, tile; the word means originally a thin flake,. cf. Swed. skalja, to peel off; it is allied to " scale " and " skill," from a root meaning to cleave, divide, separate)

shell-See also:

• FISH (O. Eng. fist, a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Dutch visch, Ger. Fisch, Goth. fisks, cognate with the Lat. piscis)
• FISH, HAMILTON (1808-1893)

fish are obtained from the lagoon of Thau . There are factories for the pickling of sardines, for the manufacture of See also:

• LIQUEURS

liqueurs and casks, and for the treatment of sulphur, See also:

• PHOSPHATES

phosphates, and nitrate of soda . The See also:

• SCHNEIDER, JOHANN GOTTLOB (1750-1822)
• SCHNEIDER, LOUIS (1805-1878)

Schneider See also:

• COMPANY

Company of Creusot also have metallurgical See also:

• WORKS

works at Cette, and the establishments for making wine give employment to thousands .

The port of Cette was created in 1666 by the agency of See also:

• COLBERT, JEAN BAPTISTE (1619-1683)

Colbert, See also:

• MINISTER (Lat. minister, servant)

minister of See also:

• LOUIS
• LOUIS (804–876)
• LOUIS (893–911)
• LOUIS, JOSEPH DOMINIQUE, BARON (1755-1837)
• LOUIS, or LEWIS (from the Frankish Chlodowich, Chlodwig, Latinized as Chlodowius, Lodhuwicus, Lodhuvicus, whence-in the Strassburg oath of 842-0. Fr. Lodhuwigs, then Chlovis, Loys and later Louis, whence Span. Luiz and—through the Angevin kings—Hungarian

Louis XIV., and according to the plans of See also:

• VAUBAN

Vauban; toward the end of the 17th See also:

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

century its development was aided by the opening of the Canal du Midi .