Mediterranean Sea to the south and the Cévennes National Park to the north. La Lergue, Le Salagou, Ruisseau des Servières are the main rivers that cross the town
to the Larzac plateau, 54 km (34 mi) from Montpellier, where the river Lergue and the smaller river Soulondre meet. Lodève is surrounded by green hills
plain and the Mediterranean. Historically, the N9 used to cross the river Lergue at Pegairolles de l'Escalette and follow what is now the treacherous D149