Poilhes
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Poilhes Pòlhas |
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Herault | |
| Arrondissement | Beziers | |
| Canton | Saint-Pons-de-Thomières | |
| Community association | Sud-Herault | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 18 ′ N , 3 ° 5 ′ E | |
| height | 0-115 m | |
| surface | 5.95 km 2 | |
| Residents | 559 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 94 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 34310 | |
| INSEE code | 34206 | |
 Canal du Midi at Poilhes |
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Poilhes ( Occitan : Pòlhas ) is a French commune with 559 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 Saint-Pons-de-Thomières (until 2015: canton of Capestang ). The inhabitants are called Poilhais .
geography
Poilhes is about twelve kilometers southwest of Béziers on the Canal du Midi . Poilhes is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Capestang in the north and west, Montady in the east and northeast and Nissan-lez-Enserune in the south and southeast.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
| Residents | 506 | 504 | 405 | 451 | 517 | 507 | 465 | 539 |
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Attractions
- Remnants of the old Via Domitia
- Prehistoric settlement of Régismont-le-Haut
Web links
Commons : Poilhes - collection of images, videos and audio files
