Portiragnes

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Portiragnes
Portiragnes coat of arms
Portiragnes (France)
Portiragnes
region Occitania
Department Herault
Arrondissement Beziers
Canton Agde
Community association Hérault Méditerranée
Coordinates 43 ° 18 ′  N , 3 ° 20 ′  E Coordinates: 43 ° 18 ′  N , 3 ° 20 ′  E
height 0-41 m
surface 20.16 km 2
Residents 3,134 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 155 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 34420
INSEE code
Website www.ville-portiragnes.fr

Canal du Midi in Portiragnes

Portiragnes is a commune in the Hérault department in the region of Occitan in southern France . It has 3134 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017), who are called "Portiragnais" .

The center of the village is the 12th century Saint-Felix church made of black volcanic stone, which has been classified as a Monument historique since 1932 . The tower of the Béziers-Agde-Vias airport is on the outskirts .

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2007 2017
Residents 972 1109 1202 1348 1770 2278 3094 3134

tourism

Portiragnes also includes the seaside district of Portiragnes-Plage. The beaches (swimming, tanning in summer, walking in winter) attract a very large number of tourists. For this purpose, numerous holiday homes were built here in the second half of the 20th century.

The urban area of ​​Portiragnes is crossed by the Canal du Midi , which has two locks here. The channel is a 1996 UNESCO - World Heritage Site .

partnership

Portiragnes has been partnered with the French commune of Vieille-Brioude in the Haute-Loire department since 2003 .

Personalities

Web links

Commons : Portiragnes  - collection of images, videos and audio files

proof

  1. Monuments historiques: Portiragnes, Eglise Saint-Félix , accessed on March 29, 2017
  2. ^ Website of the community - Jumelage , accessed on March 29, 2003