Usclas-d'Hérault: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes
Accommodation in Usclas-d'Hérault
Usclas-d'Hérault is located on the right bank of the Hérault River.
Those wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Usclas-d'Hérault can consider the village as a possible travel destination.
Culture
The protected Moulin de Roquemengarde complex in Usclas-d'Hérault includes the Seuil de Roquemengarde weir; the fish passage is excluded. The bell tower of Saint-Brice Church once served as the village's original gate. Today's Saint-Brice Church is attached to the fortification walls without being integrated into them.
The historic fortification formed a quadrilateral with sides measuring 41 metres. It could be accessed through only one gate, which was defended by a tower on the north-western side.
Landscape
An embankment surrounds the village and protects it from the ravages of the Hérault River.
Local Life
On the eve of the French Revolution, winegrowing in Usclas-d'Hérault had displaced grain and olive cultivation. On the eve of the French Revolution, onions were already being grown extensively in the municipality of Usclas-d'Hérault. The L’Usclasienne cooperative winery opened in 1938; its Art Deco gable bears the year of its opening.
Active Adventures
Circuit no. 18, “Paulhan and the Banks of the Hérault”, is a very easy, family-friendly 14-km mountain bike route between Paulhan and Usclas-d'Hérault, taking approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes. A walk in Usclas-d'Hérault takes two hours and covers 4 km.
To the higher-level travel overview: Hérault.
More Destinations
More places in the same destination:
