Lespignan
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Lespignan Lespinhan |
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Herault | |
| Arrondissement | Beziers | |
| Canton | Béziers-1 | |
| Community association | Domitienne | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 16 ' N , 3 ° 10' E | |
| height | 0-90 m | |
| surface | 22.92 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,260 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 142 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 34710 | |
| INSEE code | 34135 | |
| Website | http://www.lespignan.fr/ | |
Lespignan ( Occitan : Lespinhan ) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region of France . It has 3260 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017), which are called "Lespignanais" . Lespignan belongs to the arrondissement of Béziers and the canton of Béziers-1 .
geography
Lespignan is about ten kilometers southwest of the city center of Béziers . The river Aude limits the municipality to the south. Lespignan is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Colombiers in the north, Béziers in the northeast, Vendres in the east, Fleury in the south and Nissan-lez-Enserune in the west and northwest.
The A9 car route runs through the municipality .
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
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| 1666 | 1874 | 1871 | 1948 | 2360 | 2568 | 3044 | 3260 |
Attractions
- Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens church from the 13th / 14th centuries century
Parish partnership
A partnership has existed with the Belgian municipality of Chastre in Wallonia since 1985/1986.
