Ferrières-Poussarou
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Ferrières-Poussarou Ferrièiras de Possaron |
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Herault | |
| Arrondissement | Beziers | |
| Canton | Saint-Pons-de-Thomières | |
| Community association | Minervois Saint-Ponais Orb-Jaur | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 29 ′ N , 2 ° 54 ′ E | |
| height | 203-728 m | |
| surface | 26.01 km 2 | |
| Residents | 61 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 2 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 34360 | |
| INSEE code | 34100 | |
Ferrières-Poussarou ( Occitan : Ferrièiras de Possaron ) is a southern French municipality with 61 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Hérault department in the Occitania region . The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Béziers and the canton of Saint-Pons-de-Thomières (until 2015: canton of Olargues ). The inhabitants are called Ferriérois .
location
Ferrières-Poussarou is located in the Haut-Languedoc Nature Park ( Parc naturel régional du Haut-Languedoc ) about 30 kilometers northwest of Béziers . Ferrières-Poussarou is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Étienne-d'Albagnan in the north, Berlou in the northeast, Prades-sur-Vernazobre in the east and southeast, Pierrerue and Saint-Chinian in the southeast, Babeau-Bouldoux in the south, and Pardailhan in the west Southwest as well as Riols in the west.
The community belongs to the Saint-Chinian wine region .
Population development
| year | 1872 | 1901 | 1926 | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
| Residents | 315 | 194 | 136 | 94 | 48 | 40 | 38 | 35 | 40 | 49 | 59 | 61 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Pierre church
- Notre-Dame-de-la-Dourgue chapel
