Bélarga

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Bélarga
Belargan
Coat of arms of Bélarga
Bélarga (France)
Bélarga
region Occitania
Department Herault
Arrondissement Lodève
Canton Gignac
Community association Vallée de l'Hérault
Coordinates 43 ° 33 '  N , 3 ° 29'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 33 '  N , 3 ° 29'  E
height 17-84 m
surface 4.13 km 2
Residents 632 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 153 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 34230
INSEE code

Mairie Bélarga

Bélarga ( Occitan : Belargan ) is a town in the south of France and a municipality with 632 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Hérault department in the Occitania region . The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Lodève and the canton of Gignac . The inhabitants are called Bélarganais .

location

Bélarga is located about 31 kilometers northeast of Béziers and about 31 kilometers west-southwest of Montpellier . The Hérault limits the municipality to the west. Bélarga is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Tressan and Puilacher in the north, Plaissan in the east and northeast, Saint-Pargoire in the southeast, Campagnan in the south and Paulhan in the west and southwest.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2017
Residents 250 247 228 245 241 258 397 632
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • The St. Stephen Church (église Saint-Étienne) from the 17th century is a branch church of the parish of St. Benedict (Saint-Benoît Val d'Erau), which is responsible for the Hérault Valley , with its seat in Le Pouget in the Archdiocese of Montpellier . Church services are only occasionally held in Bélarga.
  • Bélarga Castle from the 17th century
Bélarga Castle

Web links

Commons : Bélarga  - collection of images, videos and audio files