Practical information

Here you'll find all the practical information you need to prepare your visit to the Oppidum and the Musée archéologique d'Ensérune.

Vue aérienne de l'Oppidum et du musée archéologique depuis l'extrémité ouest du site

Opening times

Please note: last access to the monument is one hour before closing time!

1 April to 30 September9.45am- 6.30pmClosed Mondays

1 October to 31 March9.45am- 12.30pm and 2pm - 5.30pmClosed Mondays and Tuesdays

Open on Easter Monday and Whit Monday.

Closed on1 January,1 May,1 and 11 November and 25 December.

Please note that it's a 10-minute walk from the car park to the entrance to the site!

Prices

The ticket gives you access to the whole monument and to the guided tour.

Ticket office

For individuals

Individual ticket

9 €

Combined ticket

Fortress of Salses (Pyrénées-Orientales), valid for one month13 €

Free
  • Under 18s.
  • 18-25 years old (European Union nationals and regular non-European residents in France).
  • Disabled people and their carers on presentation of valid proof: Mobility and Inclusion card for French people issued by the CDAPH (or foreign equivalent). Please note that the Mobility and Inclusion Card (CMI) with "priority" mention alone, as well as the parking card, do not entitle the holder to free travel.
  • Jobseeker (on presentation of a certificate less than 6 months old).
  • Valid education pass.
  • The first Sunday in January, February, March, November and December.

Visitors eligible for free admission

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Partnership rate
7,50 €
6 €

For groups

Group fare

7,50 €
  • From 20 paying adults.
  • Anyone coming with a tourism professional, with no minimum number of people.
  • More information on the page dedicated to groups
Combined ticket for the fortress of Salses (group rate)13 €
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Method of payment

  • cash
  • credit cards
  • cheque
  • Culture cheque
  • holiday vouchers (ANCV)
  • Lire cheque (only in shops)

Access and transport

Oppidum and archaeological museum of Ensérune

2901 route d'Ensérune
34440 Nissan-lez-Ensérune
How to get there

By car

  • From Béziers or Perpignan: N9 then D162E. Difficult access through the village of Colombiers
  • From Carcassonne: A61 to Narbonne, then N9 to Béziers and D162E.
  • From Montpellier: A9 exit Béziers ouest, follow signs for Narbonne - Nissan-Lez-Ensérune and D162E.

By bike

The Ensérune Oppidum and archaeological museum is located close to the Canal du Midi and its cycle route. The monument has been awarded the Accueil Vélo label.

By train

Béziers station.

Services and conditions of visit

  • Water fountain
  • Toilets
  • Cane chair
  • Possibility of resting during the visit and outside
  • Bike rack
  • Drop-off point
  • Car park (10-minute walk up a footpath)
  • Picnic facilities outside the site
  • Bookshop
  • USB power sockets for recharging electricity
  • Dogs must be kept on a lead on the site but are not allowed in the museum
  • No smoking on the entire site, inside or outside the monument. Pursuant to decree no. 2025-582 of 27 June 2025 on smoke-free areas, outdoor communal areas where children and teenagers may be present or exposed become smoke-free areas.

Disability

Parking2spaces reserved for PRMs near the reception pavilion

MuseumRPMaccessrampElevator to the first floor AccessibletoiletsOutdoor walkwayPlease note thatsome sections require wheelchair users to be accompanied.

There are accessible toilets along the route

Consult the dedicated page

Vigipirate plan

Level: Urgence attentat of the Vigipirate plan

To ensure the safety of visitors, the monument applies the preventive measures decided by the government for public administrations. To find out more

Contact us

  • Information

    04 67 32 60 35