Castries
Located in Arrondissement of Montpellier, Hérault Coordinates: 43°40′44″ N 3°58′57″ E
- Population
- 6,105
- 6.1K
- Elevation
- 67 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
- Places inside
- 1
- listed under Castries
- Airports
- MPL Montpellier-Méditerranée Airport12 km
- FNI Nîmes-Arles-Camargue Airport36 km
About Castries
Castries is a village. Location: Arrondissement of Montpellier, Hérault. Population: 6,105. Elevation: 67 m. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Montpellier-Méditerranée Airport (12 km). Nearby sights include Arènes Georges-Rouquette and Stade André-Cancel.
Climate of Castries
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–September.
This month · November
Outside the best season
Day 14° · Night 6° · Rain 62 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 29°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- October (104 mm)
- Driest month
- July (22 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 11° | 12° | 15° | 17° | 21° | 26° | 29° | 28° | 25° | 20° | 14° | 12° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 12° | 15° | 18° | 18° | 15° | 11° | 6° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 72 | 54 | 47 | 60 | 53 | 37 | 22 | 43 | 64 | 104 | 62 | 67 |
Other places to visit in this season: May June July August September
How to get to Castries
The nearest airport is Montpellier-Méditerranée Airport (MPL), 12 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Montpellier, 11 km to the southwest.
Airports
- Montpellier-Méditerranée Airport (MPL) Montpellier/Méditerranée 12 kmsouth
- Nîmes-Arles-Camargue Airport (FNI) Nîmes/Garons 36 kmeast
- Béziers Vias airport (BZR) Béziers 64 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Montpellier Population: 248.3K 11 kmsouthwest
- Nîmes Population: 148.2K 35 kmnortheast
- Aix-en-Provence Population: 146.8K 120 kmeast
- Marseille Population: 877.2K 121 kmeast
- Perpignan Population: 110.7K 140 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Castries
Within 100 km: 111 historic and cultural sites, 316 natural sites, 220 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km65 places
- Plage de l'Espiguette Beach 23 kmSE
- Plage du Couchant Beach 15 kmSE
- Plage du Grand Travers Beach 15 kmS
- Plage du Pilou Beach 20 kmS
25–60 km233 places
- Marseillan Plage Beach 53 kmSW
- Plage de Beauduc Beach 59 kmSE
- Plage Des Aresquiers Beach 27 kmSW
- Plage du Lazaret Beach 41 kmSW
60–100 km349 places
- Plage de Sainte-Croix Beach 96 kmSE
- Plage des Laurons Beach 92 kmSE
- Plage Napoléon Beach 81 kmSE
- Plage de Piemanson Beach 75 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Places in Castries
1 placeBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Arènes Georges-Rouquette Attraction, Mauguio7.4 km S
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Stade André-Cancel Landmark, Mauguio7.8 km S
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Maguelone Cathedral Attraction, Villeneuve-lès-Maguelone20 km SW -
Parc du Lunaret - Zoo de Montpellier Attraction, Montpellier9.8 km SW
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Parc Rimbaud Natural site, Montpellier9.8 km SW
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La Suque Mountain, Sainte-Croix-de-Quintillargues11 km NW
Sources & licences
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