La Tour-sur-Orb
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La Tour-sur-Orb La Torre d'Orb |
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Herault | |
| Arrondissement | Beziers | |
| Canton | Clermont-l'Hérault | |
| Community association | Grand Orb | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 39 ' N , 3 ° 9' E | |
| height | 204-745 m | |
| surface | 30.65 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,273 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 42 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 34260 | |
| INSEE code | 34312 | |
| Website | www.latoursurorb.fr | |
La Tour-sur-Orb ( Occitan La Torre d'Orb ) is a southern French commune in the department of Herault in the region Occitania (2015: Languedoc-Roussillon ). It has 1,273 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017). The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Béziers and the canton of Clermont-l'Hérault (until 2015: canton of Bédarieux ). The inhabitants are called Tourorbois .
geography
La Tour-sur-Orb is located about 35 kilometers north-northwest of Béziers am Orb . La Tour-sur-Orb is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Camplong and Le Bousquet-d'Orb in the north, Lunas in the northeast, Dio-et-Valquières in the east, Carlencas-et-Levas in the southeast, Bédarieux in the south, Villemagne-l ' Argentière in the south and south-west, Le Pradal in the south-west, Taussac-la-Billière in the west and Saint-Étienne-Estréchoux in the north-west.
The municipality's train station is on the Béziers – Neussargues railway line .
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
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| 901 | 758 | 812 | 1031 | 1039 | 1050 | 1152 | 1273 |
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Attractions
- Church of Saint-Cyr-et-Sainte-Julite in Saint-Xist from the 12th century, monument historique since 1979
- Notre-Dame-en-son-Assomption church in Boussagues from the 14th century
- Sainte-Marie Church in Frangouille
- Saint-Saturnin church in Clairac
- medieval town centers of the villages
- Residence of the Abbot of Joncels, 17th century castle, monument historique since 1964
- medieval bridge over the Orb at Mirande
- old lime kiln, Monument historique
- Romanesque donjon
Saint-Cyr-et-Saint-Julite church
Saint-Saturnin Church
Sainte-Marie Church in Frangouille
Notre-Dame-en-son-Assomption Church
Bridge over the Orb
Bailiff's house
