Le Bousquet-d'Orb
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Herault | |
| Arrondissement | Beziers | |
| Canton | Clermont-l'Hérault | |
| Community association | Grand Orb | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 42 ′ N , 3 ° 10 ′ E | |
| height | 236-787 m | |
| surface | 11.83 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,580 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 134 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 34260 | |
| INSEE code | 34038 | |
| Website | http://www.lebousquetdorb.fr/ | |
 Town hall (Mairie) of Le Bousquet-d'Orb |
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Le Bousquet-d'Orb is a French commune with 1,580 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region . It belongs to the arrondissement of Béziers and the canton of Clermont-l'Hérault (until 2015: canton of Lunas ). The inhabitants are called Bousquetains .
geography
Le Bousquet-d'Orb is located about 39 kilometers north of Béziers on the course of the Orb River . Le Bousquet-d'Orb is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Lunas in the north and east, La Tour-sur-Orb in the south, Camplong in the west and south-west and Avène in the north-west.
The Via Tolosana , the southernmost of the four historical " Way of the Pilgrims of St. James in France " , runs through the municipality .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
| Residents | 2502 | 2.70 | 1944 | 1816 | 1702 | 1483 | 1571 | 1580 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Martin church from the 12th century
- 19th century Saint-Vincent church
- Cazilhac Castle, originally from the 12th century, rebuilt in the 17th century, monument historique since 1987
Web links
Commons : Le Bousquet-d'Orb - collection of images, videos and audio files
