Pouzols
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Pouzols Posòls |
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Herault | |
| Arrondissement | Lodève | |
| Canton | Gignac | |
| Community association | Vallée de l'Hérault | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 37 ' N , 3 ° 31' E | |
| height | 27-100 m | |
| surface | 2.96 km 2 | |
| Residents | 967 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 327 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 34230 | |
| INSEE code | 34215 | |
| Website | www.pouzols-dherault.fr/ | |
Pouzols ( Occitan : Posòls ) is a town in the south of France and a municipality with 967 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Hérault department in the Occitania region . The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Lodève and the canton of Gignac . The inhabitants are called Pouzolais .
location
Pouzols is located about 38 kilometers north-northeast of Béziers and about 29 kilometers west of Montpellier . The Hérault limits the municipality to the west. Pouzols is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-André-de-Sangonis in the north and west, Gignac in the north and north-east, Popian in the east, Le Pouget in the south and Canet in the south-west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
| Residents | 441 | 413 | 335 | 368 | 436 | 629 | 788 | 967 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Amans church
- medieval fortifications
Personalities
- Faustin Jeanjean (1900–1979), musician and composer
Web links
Commons : Pouzols - collection of images, videos and audio files
