Corneilhan
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Corneilhan Cornelhan |
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Herault | |
| Arrondissement | Beziers | |
| Canton | Béziers-2 | |
| Community association | Béziers Méditerranée | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 24 ' N , 3 ° 12' E | |
| height | 27-133 m | |
| surface | 14.23 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,717 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 121 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 34490 | |
| INSEE code | 34084 | |
| Website | http://www.corneilhan.fr/ | |
Corneilhan ( Occitan : Cornelhan ) is a French commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region . It has 1,717 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) who are called "Corneilhanais" . Corneilhan belongs to the arrondissement of Béziers and the canton of Béziers-2 (until 2015: canton of Béziers-3 ).
geography
Corneilhan is six kilometers north-northwest of the city center of Béziers . Corneilhan is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Pailhès in the north, Puimisson in the northeast, Lieuran-lès-Béziers in the east, Béziers in the south, Lignan-sur-Orb in the west and southwest and Thézan-lès-Béziers in the west and northwest.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
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| 951 | 1017 | 1136 | 1265 | 1363 | 1536 | 1494 | 1717 |
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Attractions
- roman villas
- Saint-Léonce church from 1869
- Chapel of Sainte-Marie
- Visigotic graves
- Fabrégat bridge from 1755
- Fountain from 1781
Parish partnership
A partnership has existed with the French commune of Sainte-Céronne-lès-Mortagne in the Orne department since 1898.
