Lacoste (Hérault)

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Lacoste
La Còsta
Lacoste Coat of Arms
Lacoste (France)
Lacoste
region Occitania
Department Herault
Arrondissement Lodève
Canton Clermont-l'Hérault
Community association Clermontais
Coordinates 43 ° 37 ′  N , 3 ° 28 ′  E Coordinates: 43 ° 37 ′  N , 3 ° 28 ′  E
height 40-266 m
surface 7.46 km 2
Residents 325 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 44 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 34800
INSEE code 34124

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Lacoste ( Occitan : La Còsta ) is a place and a municipality in the south of France with 325 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Hérault department in the Occitania region (previously Languedoc-Roussillon ). The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Lodève and the canton of Clermont-l'Hérault . The inhabitants are called Coustoulins .

location

Lacoste is about 35 kilometers west-northwest of Montpellier . The Salagou River crosses the municipality . Lacoste is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Le Bosc in the north and north-west, Ceyras in the east and Clermont-l'Hérault in the south and west.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2017
Residents 132 125 145 174 225 248 267 325
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Jean-Baptiste fortified church from the 13th century
  • lock
  • Monumental statue of Christ of Belbézé, erected at the beginning of the 20th century
  • Remains of the Cornils monastery

  • Saint-Jean-Baptiste church

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Web links

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