Pierrerue (Hérault)
|
Pierrerue Pèirarua |
||
|---|---|---|
|
|
|
|
| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Herault | |
| Arrondissement | Beziers | |
| Canton | Saint-Pons-de-Thomières | |
| Community association | Sud-Herault | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 26 ' N , 2 ° 59' E | |
| height | 90-683 m | |
| surface | 11.7 km 2 | |
| Residents | 292 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 25 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 34360 | |
| INSEE code | 34201 | |
|
View of Pierrerue |
||
Pierrerue ( Occitan : Pèirarua ) is a French commune with 292 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Hérault department in the Occitania region (before 2016: Languedoc-Roussillon ). The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Béziers and the canton of Saint-Pons-de-Thomières (until 2015: canton of Saint-Chinian ). The inhabitants are called Pierrerunais .
geography
Pierrerue is about 21 kilometers west-northwest of Béziers in the southernmost foothills of the Massif Central . Pierrerue is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Prades-sur-Vernazobre in the north and northeast, Cazedarnes in the east and southeast, Cébazan in the south, Saint-Chinian in the west and Ferrières-Poussarou in the northwest.
Demographics
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 303 | 257 | 242 | 280 | 259 | 264 | 281 | 292 |
| Sources: Cassini and INSEE | |||||||
Attractions
- Saint-André church
Web links
Commons : Pierrerue - collection of images, videos and audio files