Assas, Hérault

Geography

Population

Viticulture

Sights

• Château d'Assas, an 18th-century folie montpellierraine, designed by the architect Jean-Antoine Giral, was built in 1759/1760 on the ruins of a feudal castle. It is a private residence, but can be toured either by appointment or on national holidays. A historic 18th century harpsichord is preserved in the Château, a favoured instrument of harpsichordist Scott Ross, who died in Assas. At the beginning of the 1920s, Sir Patrick Geddes, the Scottish botanist, bought the Château d'Assas to set up a centre for urban studies, as an extension of the Collège des Ecossais which he founded in Montpellier in 1890.

• A church of the 11th or 12th century, completely restored at the beginning of the 21st century.
• Remains of the 10th or 11th century fortifications.
• Old village.