Courniou
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Courniou Cornhon |
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Herault | |
| Arrondissement | Beziers | |
| Canton | Saint-Pons-de-Thomières | |
| Community association | Minervois Saint-Ponais Orb-Jaur | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 28 ' N , 2 ° 43' E | |
| height | 329-951 m | |
| surface | 30.06 km 2 | |
| Residents | 609 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 20 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 34220 | |
| INSEE code | 34086 | |
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Courniou ( Occitan : Cornhon ) is a French commune with 609 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region . The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Béziers and the canton of Saint-Pons-de-Thomières . The inhabitants are called Courniounais .
geography
Courniou is located about 43 kilometers west-northwest of Béziers in the southernmost foothills of the Massif Central in the Haut-Languedoc Regional Nature Park . Courniou is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Le Soulié in the north, Saint-Pons-de-Thomières in the east, Verreries-de-Moussans in the south, Labastide-Rouairoux in the west and Anglès in the north-west.
Demographics
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| 673 | 529 | 503 | 537 | 595 | 606 | 617 | 606 |
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Attractions
- Notre-Dame church
- La Devèze cave
Web links
Commons : Courniou - collection of images, videos and audio files
