Marsillargues

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Marsillargues
Coat of arms of Marsillargues
Marsillargues (France)
Marsillargues
region Occitania
Department Herault
Arrondissement Montpellier
Canton Lunel
Community association Pays de Lunel
Coordinates 43 ° 40 ′  N , 4 ° 11 ′  E 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
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
2812 3048 3023 3653 4386 5334 5760 6248

Attractions

Château de Guillaume de Nogaret
  • 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

Web links

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