Bélarga
Bélarga Belargan |
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region | Occitania | |
Department | Herault | |
Arrondissement | Lodève | |
Canton | Gignac | |
Community association | Vallée de l'Hérault | |
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 | 34029 | |
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
Web links
Commons : Bélarga - collection of images, videos and audio files