Le Bosc (Hérault)
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Le Bosc Lo Bòsc |
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Herault | |
| Arrondissement | Lodève | |
| Canton | Lodève | |
| Community association | Lodévois and Larzac | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 42 ' N , 3 ° 24' E | |
| height | 56-432 m | |
| surface | 28.13 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,345 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 48 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 34700 | |
| INSEE code | 34036 | |
 View of the village of Loiras in the municipality |
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Le Bosc ( Occitan : Lo Bòsc ) is a place and a municipality in the south of France with 1,345 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Hérault department in the Occitania region (before 2016: Languedoc-Roussillon ). The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Lodève and the canton of Lodève . The inhabitants are called Boscois .
location
Le Bosc is located about 41 kilometers west-northwest of Montpellier in the Clairette du Languedoc wine-growing region . Le Bosc is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Privat and Usclas-du-Bosc in the north, Saint-Jean-de-la-Blaquière in the east, Saint-Guiraud and Ceyras in the southeast, Lacoste in the south and southeast, Clermont-l'Hérault and Celles in the south, Le Puech in the west and south-west, Lodève in the west and Soumont in the west and north-west.
The A75 autoroute runs along the western and southern fringes of the municipality .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
| Residents | 634 | 658 | 587 | 651 | 679 | 739 | 1046 | 1345 |
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Attractions
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- Dolmen
- Saint Pierre Church in Loiras
- Saint-Vincent-de-Saragosse church in Salelles
- Saint-Martin church with rectory in Saint-Martin
- Saint-Fructueux church in Saint-Fréchoux
- medieval and fortified center of Le Bosc
- Old windmill from the 18th century
