Mauguio

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Mauguio
Mauguòu
Mauguio coat of arms
Mauguio (France)
Mauguio
region Occitania
Department Herault
Arrondissement Montpellier
Canton Mauguio
Community association Pays de l'Or
Coordinates 43 ° 37 ′  N , 4 ° 0 ′  E Coordinates: 43 ° 37 ′  N , 4 ° 0 ′  E
height 0-51 m
surface 49.56 km 2
Residents 16,919 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 341 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 34130
INSEE code
Website http://www.mauguio-carnon.com/

Town Hall ( Hôtel de ville )

Mauguio ( Occitan Mauguòu ) is a French commune with 16,919 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Hérault department in the Occitania region ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Montpellier and is the administrative seat of the canton of Mauguio .

geography

The city is about ten kilometers east of Montpellier . Neighboring municipalities to Mauguio are:

Almost the entire lagoon lake Étang de l'Or (also: Étang de Mauguio ) and part of the dune strip between Palavas-les-Flots and La Grande-Motte , which separates the lake from the open sea, belongs to the municipality . The seaside resort of Carnon is also located here , as Mauguio is often called Mauguio-Carnon today.

The municipal area is crossed by the Salaison and Cadoule rivers, as well as a few smaller streams, all of which drain into the lake. The city borders in the north on the irrigation canal Canal d'irrigation du Bas-Rhône Languedoc , which runs eastward to the Petit Rhône .

Transport links

The municipal seat is on the department road D189 with Lattes connected. In the extreme northwest, the municipality is touched by the A9 motorway (Montpellier - Nîmes ), which then runs further north. Montpellier Airport is located on the western municipal boundary .

history

Mauguio, or rather Melgueil, its earlier name, was a prosperous city in the Middle Ages . The Counts of Melgueil ruled Montpellier , and the Denier melgorien was defeated in the place, whose importance corresponded to that of Toulouse . From this time only one moth has survived, the castle was destroyed in the wars of religion.

Population development

  • 1962: 3704
  • 1968: 4258
  • 1975: 5595
  • 1982: 9791
  • 1990: 11,487
  • 1999: 14,847
  • 2011: 16,660
  • 2017: 16,919

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