Montady
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Montady Montadin |
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Herault | |
| Arrondissement | Beziers | |
| Canton | Cazouls-lès-Beziers | |
| Community association | Domitienne | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 20 ' N , 3 ° 7' E | |
| height | 10-113 m | |
| surface | 9.95 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,935 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 395 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 34310 | |
| INSEE code | 34161 | |
| Website | http://www.montady.com/ | |
 Montady Town Hall |
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Montady ( Occitan : Montadin ) is a French commune with 3935 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region . It belongs to the arrondissement of Béziers and the canton of Cazouls-lès-Béziers . The inhabitants are called Montadynois .
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geography
Montady is about eight kilometers southwest of Béziers . Montady is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Maureilhan in the north and northwest, Béziers in the east and northeast, Colombiers in the south and southeast, Poilhes in the southwest and Capestang .
On the border with the neighboring municipality of Colombiers lies the Étang de Montady , the remains of an earlier Mediterranean lagoon that was drained by a drainage system in the Middle Ages. The area is classified as a picturesque site .
history
According to the inscription of the priest Othia, a basilica was built in Montady in 455.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
| Residents | 695 | 911 | 1310 | 1635 | 2070 | 2533 | 3681 | 3935 |
Attractions
- Saint-Géniès church
- La Tour Castle
- Montady tower from the 12th century
- Étang Montady, classified as a Monument historique in 1974 , laid out between 1248 and 1268.
Parish partnership
We have had a partnership with the Belgian municipality of Paliseul in Wallonia since 1992 .
