Cournonterral

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Cournonterral
Cornonterralh
Cournonterral coat of arms
Cournonterral (France)
Cournonterral
region Occitania
Department Herault
Arrondissement Montpellier
Canton Pignan
Community association Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole
Coordinates 43 ° 34 '  N , 3 ° 43'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 34 '  N , 3 ° 43'  E
height 29-320 m
surface 28.62 km 2
Residents 6,110 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 213 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 34660
INSEE code
Website www.ville-cournonterral.fr/

Town Hall ( Hôtel de ville )

Cournonterral ( Occitan : Cornonterralh ) is a French commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region . It has 6110 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) and belongs to the Arrondissement of Montpellier and the Canton of Pignan . The inhabitants are called Cournonterralais .

geography

Cournonterral is about fourteen kilometers west-southwest of Montpellier at the foot of the Gardiole massif, an extension of the Provencal-Pyrenees chain. The Coulazou River flows through the municipality. Cournonterral is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Paul-et-Valmalle in the north, Murviel-lès-Montpellier in the northeast, Pignan in the east, Fabrègues in the southeast, Cournonsec in the south, Montbazin in the southwest and Aumelas in the west.

Cournonterral is part of the Vin de pays des Collines de la Moure wine-growing region .

Population development

1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2017
1887 2088 2460 3062 4095 5069 5507 6110

Attractions

Saint-Pierre church
  • Saint-Pierre church
  • town hall
  • Château Mallet
  • Saracen tower

Community partnerships

  • Bot , Catalonia, Spain

Personalities

Web links

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