The statue was discovered in the river Hérault and was housed in the Louvre Museum prior to suitable facilities being made available in Cap d'Agde to house it.
The Musée de l'Ephèbe houses the bronze nude statue known as ' l'Ephèbe d'Agde' (' the Youth of Agde'). Public transport (taxi or bus) is available between Agde and Cap d'Agde. Cap d'Agde is also served by Montpellier- Fréjorgues airport. It is now one of the largest leisure ports on the French Mediterranean.Īgde can be reached by TGV SNCF train direct from Paris or Lille whilst the closest airport is Béziers-Cap-d'Agde airport, which runs direct budget airline services to the UK and Scandinavia. In the 1960s, the only buildings at the Cap were small houses that were typically used by locals over the weekends. Cap d'Agde was planned by architect Jean Le Couteur as part of one of the largest state-run development schemes in French history. It is located in the commune of Agde, in the Hérault department within the region of Occitanie. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
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