Hérépian
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Herault | |
| Arrondissement | Beziers | |
| Canton | Clermont-l'Hérault | |
| Community association | Grand Orb | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 36 ' N , 3 ° 7' E | |
| height | 178-520 m | |
| surface | 8.77 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,518 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 173 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 34600 | |
| INSEE code | 34119 | |
| Website | http://www.mairieherepian.fr/ | |
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Hérépian is a southern French municipality with 1518 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region at the foot of the Cevennes . Located between the Mediterranean and the low mountain range, Hérépian is in the center of the Occitania region . The place lies on the river Orb , at the confluence of its right tributary Mare . The municipality is part of the Haut-Languedoc Regional Nature Park .
Attractions
- The Musée de la Cloche et de la Sonnaille (Bells and Peals Museum) in the former station building is reminiscent of what was once the oldest bell foundry in France, the Fonderie de Cloche Granier in Hérépian, founded around 1600 and closed in 2011.
Partner municipality
The German twin town is Leutkirch im Allgäu .
Demographics
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
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| Residents | 1,122 | 1,135 | 1,126 | 1,157 | 1,241 | 1,368 | 1,446 | 1,518 |
Web links
Commons : Hérépian - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Société française de campanologie: Histoire cloches (French) (accessed February 11, 2015)
Individual evidence
- ^ Société française de campanologie: Histoire cloches