Built upon and around Mont St Clair, Sète is situated on the south-eastern end of the Étang de Thau, an enclosed salt water lake used primarily for See more

In 1703, when the Saint-Louis church was consecrated, Louis IX, patron of the port, also became the patron saint of the town. He has been … See more

Sète is a centre of water jousting, and hosts a major tournament during the town festival, the St-Louis.
Paul Valéry's poem Le Cimetière Marin, depicts the … See more

Sète is twinned with:
• Neuburg an der Donau, Germany, since 1986
• El Jadida, Morocco, since 1992
• Cetara, Italy, since 2003 See more

The name first appeared in Ptolemy (Geography II.10.2.): Σήτιον ὄρος, later in Avienius' (Ora Maritima): Setius... mons and on the maps of Aniane: fiscum..qui nuncupatur Sita See more

Sète is the eastern starting point of the Canal du Midi, and the ending point of the Canal du Rhône à Sète. Its train station Gare de Sète is … See more

Sète was the birthplace of:
• David Serene (born 1970), footballer and veterinarian
• Paul Valéry (1871–1945), author and poet of the Symbolist school
• Paul-Marie Masson (1882–1954), composer and … See more