Colombiers (Hérault)
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Herault | |
| Arrondissement | Beziers | |
| Canton | Cazouls-lès-Beziers | |
| Community association | Domitienne | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 19 ′ N , 3 ° 8 ′ E | |
| height | 21-100 m | |
| surface | 10.14 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,484 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 245 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 34440 | |
| INSEE code | 34081 | |
| Website | http://www.colombiers.com/ | |
 Saint-Sylvestre-et-Sainte-Colombe church |
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Colombiers ( Occitan : Colombièrs ) is a French commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region (previously Languedoc-Roussillon ). It has 2,484 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017), which are called "Colombiérains" . Colombiers belongs to the arrondissement of Béziers and the canton of Cazouls-lès-Béziers (previously Béziers-3 ).
geography
Colombiers is located west of Béziers on the Canal du Midi . The now dry Étang de Montady , a former Mediterranean lagoon , lies on the northern municipal boundary . Colombiers is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Montady in the north and west, Béziers in the east, Lespignan in the south and south-east and Nissan-lez-Enserune in the south.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
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| 863 | 969 | 905 | 1095 | 1647 | 2065 | 2383 | 2484 |
Attractions
- Church of Saint-Sylvestre-et-Sainte-Colombe, built at the end of the 10th and beginning of the 11th centuries, with the remains of a church from the Visigothic period from the 5th-7th centuries. Century, Monument historique
- Part of the Celtic oppidum of Enserune
- Canal port on the Canal du Midi
- Etang de Montady
Web links
Commons : Colombiers - collection of images, videos and audio files
