Canet (Hérault)

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Canet
Canet Coat of Arms
Canet (France)
Canet
region Occitania
Department Herault
Arrondissement Lodève
Canton Clermont-l'Hérault
Community association Clermontais
Coordinates 43 ° 36 '  N , 3 ° 29'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 36 '  N , 3 ° 29'  E
height 23-57 m
surface 7.32 km 2
Residents 3,503 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 479 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 34800
INSEE code
Website http://www.canet-herault.com/

Town Hall ( Hôtel de ville )

Canet is a municipality in the south of France with 3503 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Hérault department in the Occitania region . Canet belongs to the arrondissement of Lodève and the canton of Clermont-l'Hérault . The inhabitants are called Canétois .

geography

The river Hérault limits the municipality to the east. Canet is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-André-de-Sangonis in the north, Pouzols in the north-east, Le Pouget in the east, Tressan in the south, Aspiran in the south-west, Nébian and Clermont-l'Hérault in the west and Brignac in the north-west.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2017
Residents 960 1022 1061 1206 1402 1598 2868 3503

Attractions

Bell tower of the Saint-Martin church
  • Saint-Martin church from the 13th century, rededicated in 1761
  • Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption church, former Dominican church, choir from 1636, bell tower from 1838
  • Canet Castle, built as a fortification in the 14th century

Parish partnership

There is a partnership with the Spanish municipality of Canet de Berenguer in the province of Valencia.

Web links

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