Lagoon of Bages-Sigean

The lagoon of Bages and Sigean stretches south of Narbonne, divided into basins by islands and rocky promontories. A narrow strip of sand separates the neighbouring waters from the Mediterranean, while low shores and shallow channels shape the life of the lagoon. Fishing and salt production sustained the communities around its western banks, including Bages, Peyriac and Sigean. Vines and olives grew in the wider country beyond the water.