Le Poujol-sur-Orb
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Herault | |
| Arrondissement | Beziers | |
| Canton | Clermont-l'Hérault | |
| Community association | Grand Orb | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 35 ' N , 3 ° 4' E | |
| height | 162-380 m | |
| surface | 4.58 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,083 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 236 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 34600 | |
| INSEE code | 34211 | |
| Website | http://lepoujolsurorb.fr/ | |
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Le Poujol-sur-Orb is a French commune with 1,083 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 1921 the place was only called Le Poujol.
geography
Le Poujol-sur-Orb is located in the Haut-Languedoc Regional Nature Park at an altitude of between 162 and 380 m above sea level at the foot of Mont Caroux in the Orb valley . The municipality covers 4.58 km² (458 ha) and the population density is 228 people per km².
traffic
Le Poujol-sur-Orb is accessed by the D908 department road and a railway line. Small side streets lead from here to Le Vernet and Combes . To the south of the village there is another campsite above the river.
Population development
The largest population reached Le Poujol-sur-Orb in the early 19th century with over 1300 inhabitants. In 2005, for the first time after 1936, a population of over 1,000 was again reached.
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
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| Residents | 867 | 876 | 826 | 825 | 905 | 898 | 1034 | 1083 |
