Marsillargues
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Herault | |
| Arrondissement | Montpellier | |
| Canton | Lunel | |
| Community association | Pays de Lunel | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 40 ′ N , 4 ° 11 ′ E | |
| height | 0-11 m | |
| surface | 42.71 km 2 | |
| Residents | 6,248 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 146 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 34590 | |
| INSEE code | 34151 | |
| Website | http://www.marsillargues.fr/ | |
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Marsillargues ( Occitan Marsilhargues ) is a French commune with 6,248 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region . It belongs to the arrondissement of Montpellier and the canton of Lunel . The inhabitants are called Marsillarguois .
geography
Marsillargues is the easternmost commune of the Hérault department. It lies on the border with the Gard department , which is formed by the Vidourle river , and has a small portion of the lagoon lake Étang de l'Or (also called Étang de Mauguio ). The western boundary of the municipality is the Canal de Lunel , a small waterway from the lagoon to the city of Lunel. Marsillargues is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Lunel in the north, Aimargues in the northeast, Saint-Laurent-d'Aigouze in the east, Aigues-Mortes in the south and Lansargues and Saint-Nazaire-de-Pézan in the west.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
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| 2812 | 3048 | 3023 | 3653 | 4386 | 5334 | 5760 | 6248 |
Attractions
- Château de Guillaume de Nogaret , core building from 1305, with extensions 1560 to the north, 1679 to the south, orangery 1767, since 1995 the entire château has been registered as a monument historique
- Saint-Sauveur church (17th century), bell tower 1509, historic monument since 1950
- Arènes Marcel Guillarmet, event hall from 1960, monument historique since 1993
Personalities
- Guillaume de Nogaret (1260–1313), advisor to Philip the Fair, adversary of the Templars, lord of Marsillargues
- Martin Vignolle (1763-1824), General
- Gaston Defferre (1910–1986), politician
- Jacques Antoine Mourgue (1734-1818), Minister of the Interior (1792)
