Octon
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Octon Auton |
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Herault | |
| Arrondissement | Lodève | |
| Canton | Clermont-l'Hérault | |
| Community association | Clermontais | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 39 ′ N , 3 ° 18 ′ E | |
| height | 134-700 m | |
| surface | 21.81 km 2 | |
| Residents | 527 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 24 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 34800 | |
| INSEE code | 34186 | |
 Market on the Grand Place in Octon |
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Octon [ ok.tɔ ] ( Occitan: Auton ) is a French commune in the Hérault department in the region of Occitania . It has 527 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) on an area of approx. 22 km².
geography
Octon is located about 60 km from the Mediterranean in the last foothills of the Massif Central in Languedoc. The village lies in a bushland with vineyards on the Lac du Salagou reservoir . This is endowed by the Salagou River , which runs along the southern municipal boundary. The landscape is characterized by the red rocks ( les ruffes ), the hills are remnants of old lava flows . The Mediterranean climate means mild winters and hot, dry summers. Autumn is a time of heavy rainfall.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2010 | 2017 |
| Residents | 274 | 253 | 220 | 243 | 350 | 397 | 453 | 527 |
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economy
The wine-growing and tourism are the main industries. The market with regional products, which takes place every Thursday in summer, is a tourist attraction.
Attractions
- Market Square Grand Place , the city center
- Romanesque church of Notre-Dame de Roubignac (12th century)
- Mairie (Town Hall) from the 18th century
- Château de Lauzières
- Capitelles
- Lac du Salagou
- La fontaine de la place Paul Vigné d'Octon refers to a rare date designation: the 5th month (Ventôse, the Windy) in the year 109 of the French Republic, dated 26 (?) February 1901.
