Baillargues
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Herault | |
| Arrondissement | Montpellier | |
| Canton | Le Crès | |
| Community association | Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 40 ′ N , 4 ° 1 ′ E | |
| height | 13-57 m | |
| surface | 7.68 km 2 | |
| Residents | 7,754 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 1,010 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 34670 | |
| INSEE code | 34022 | |
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Baillargues is a French commune with 7,754 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region . It belongs to the arrondissement of Montpellier and the canton of Le Crès . The inhabitants are called Baillarguois .
geography
Baillargues is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Castries in the north, Saint-Brès in the northeast and east, Mudaison in the southeast, Mauguio in the south, Saint-Aunès in the southwest and Vendargues in the west.
Baillargues is part of the Vin de pays des Collines de la Moure wine region .
The A9 autoroute and the national route 113 run through the municipality .
history
Remains of a villa rustica can be found from the time of the Roman province of Gallia narbonensis . The historic Via Domitia also ran through the municipality . The church of Baillargues is mentioned for the first time in 1146. From this time (12th / 13th centuries) a village developed around the fortified castle complex.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
| Residents | 1030 | 1243 | 1504 | 2632 | 4357 | 5842 | 5968 | 7754 |
Attractions
- Saint-Julien church, Romanesque church, monument historique since 1967
- Saint-Antoine-de-la-Cadoule church, monument historique since 1926
- Château de Layrargues,
- Memorial to the war dead
traffic
Baillargues is on the Tarascon – Sète-Ville railway line .
Parish partnership
There is a partnership with the Spanish municipality of Rocafort , Region and Province of Valencia.
