The history of La Pointe Courte began in the mid-19th century when work on the railway line commenced. Once completed, fishermen settled in this area, which opens out onto the lagoon but is also very close to the Canal Royal leading to the Mediterranean Sea. A small harbour and houses were built, and so the neighbourhood took shape.
More than 150 years later, we invite you to stop off at La Pointe Courte, the quintessential fishermen’s neighbourhood, far from the city centre and sheltered from the din of traffic. It is, moreover, a neighbourhood that is quintessentially Sète, where properties generally remain in the same families. The neighbourhood carefully preserves its traces of the past with its picturesque alleyways and fishermen’s huts; one need only take a moment to look at the street names to get a feel for the atmosphere of this quintessential neighbourhood.
Originally, Pointe Courte consisted of fishermen’s huts cobbled together from odds and ends, along with boats, fish traps and fishing nets drying in the sun. It has since developed, whilst retaining a delightful air of authenticity. Nowadays, the houses have changed in appearance, but the huts and the smell of fresh fish remain.
