Maureilhan
Maureilhan Maurelhan |
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region | Occitania | |
Department | Herault | |
Arrondissement | Beziers | |
Canton | Cazouls-lès-Beziers | |
Community association | Domitienne | |
Coordinates | 43 ° 21 ' N , 3 ° 7' E | |
height | 34-85 m | |
surface | 10.55 km 2 | |
Residents | 2,095 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 199 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 34370 | |
INSEE code | 34155 | |
Website | http://www.maureilhan.com/ | |
Town hall (Mairie) and statue of Marianne in Maureilhan |
Maureilhan ( Occitan : Maurelhan ) is a French commune with 2,095 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Hérault department in the Occitania region . It belongs to the arrondissement of Béziers and the canton of Cazouls-lès-Béziers (until 2015: canton of Capestang ). The inhabitants are called Maureilhanais .
geography
Maureilhan is about seven kilometers west-northwest of Béziers . Maureilhan is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Cazouls-lès-Béziers in the north, Maraussan in the northeast, Béziers in the east, Montady in the south, Capestang in the west and southwest and Puisserguier in the west and northwest.
The former route nationale 112 (today's D612) runs through the municipality .
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
Residents | 1123 | 1172 | 1335 | 1298 | 1412 | 1430 | 1694 | 2095 |
Attractions
- Saint-Baudile church
- Old castle complex
- town hall
Personalities
- Jean Jacques d'Ortous de Mairan (1678–1771), mathematician and geophysicist
- Marie-Jean-Pierre Flourens (1794–1867), medic
Parish partnership
There is a partnership with the French municipality of Sequedin in the north department.