Montferrier-sur-Lez
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Herault | |
| Arrondissement | Montpellier | |
| Canton | Montpellier - Castelnau-le-Lez | |
| Community association | Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 40 ′ N , 3 ° 52 ′ E | |
| height | 36-149 m | |
| surface | 7.70 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,720 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 483 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 34980 | |
| INSEE code | 34169 | |
| Website | http://www.ville-montferrier-sur-lez.fr/ | |
 The old village |
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Montferrier-sur-Lez is a French commune with 3720 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 Montpellier - Castelnau-le-Lez .
geography
The municipality is located in the agglomeration north of Montpellier on the right bank of the river Lez . It borders in the north on Saint-Clément-de-Rivière and Prades-le-Lez , in the east on Clapiers , in the south on Montpellier and in the west on Grabels .
history
The castle was built by a marquis before the French Revolution . Until 1935 the municipality was only called Montferrier .
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| year | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 | |
| Residents | 1105 | 1684 | 2015 | 2670 | 3295 | 3472 | 3720 | |
Attractions
- Aqueduct over the Lironde valley , a small tributary of the Lez, from the 18th century - Monument historique
Web links
Commons : Montferrier-sur-Lez - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Entry no. PA00132761 in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)