Cap d'Agde was planned by architect Jean Le Couteur as part of one of the largest state-run development schemes for holidays in French history. Public transport taxi or bus is available between Agde and Cap d'Agde. In place of the wine yard, [ 3 ] it is now one of the largest marinas on the French Mediterranean.
On June 4, , the town was classified as a "seaside resort". Historically, this area was occupied by moorland and vineyards. The mosquitoes were removed from lagoons by chemical spraying. The urbanization mission with its architectural rules came to an end in By the s, buildings were small houses typically used by locals on weekends, among which the winegrowers' lean-tos remained. Wine production has plummeted since the sea-resort was planned, and the traditional piquette is no longer an economics answer.
If in Grau there was a start of tourist activity at the beginning of the 20th century with for example permission for casino gambling in 2 places, [ 16 ] the cape with the exception of a winery and a farm among small lots belonging to persons there not residing, plus a temporary exploitation of salt marshes at the beginning of the century, and as forever fishing by small boats with a small home port, the cape was mostly ininhabited.
At that time, the State carried out expropriations in Cap d'Agde to avoid land speculation while the general fact was the practice of illegal occupations, including on the islands. The first urban plan for Cap d'Agde was to stabilize sand with plants pines, eucalyptus, coconuts, date palms and neriums , build dunes against wind and shore rains, and excavate a grand marina for sailing boats.
The building of houses started 5 years later, with a subdivision plat , and flats in the housing estate near the port and the shore sea side. Numerous circular car parks have been set up for access to the beaches. They have been planted with tamarisk and pine trees. Due to the German occupation, anti-landing mines were placed on the beaches particularly at the Mole.
