Highlight • Lake
Étang de Pissevaches
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Lukas Blomquist
September 13, 2021
Mountain biking
Typical étang with partially dried-out spots (depending on the season and rainfall)
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Olivier
June 17, 2026
Gravel riding
It's hard to believe that such a wild landscape stretches out just a stone's throw from Saint-Pierre-la-Mer. The Étang de Pissevaches is a coastal lagoon shaped by the sea and wind, where salt water, sansouïres (salt marshes), and reed beds mingle. Its surprising name is said to come from the Occitan « pitz vaca », an ancient image evoking freshwater springs compared to a "cow's urine". Here, the boundary between land and sea still seems to be in motion, offering an open and changing scenery typical of the Aude coastline.
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Elevation 60 m
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