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At the end of the Second Millennium - The story of a French Village |
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Nizas is a small village of 540 people in the Herault Valley in the South of France. It is near the unique Rennaisance town of Pezenas. The Ancient Greek port of Agde on the Mediterranean is only 25 km South and the Mountain passes to the center of France are 25 km to the North. For thousands of years people have lived and worked on the farms in this fertile and fascinating country. Nizas is in "The Land of Oc" this name still lives on in the regional name of Languedoc (The Language of Oc) and the old language "Occitan" is still used by many people, it also gives a different sound to the French language which you hear in everyday speech. The earliest recorded details about Nizas are from the 9th and 10th centuries with references to the fortified tower in the heart of the village, but people have lived there for much longer. The 16th century Chateau is Probably on the site of a Greek or Roman villa and the Church has evidence of Roman foundations. |
