Prades-le-Lez

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Prades-le-Lez
Pradas de Les
Coat of arms of Prades-le-Lez
Prades-le-Lez (France)
Prades-le-Lez
region Occitania
Department Herault
Arrondissement Montpellier
Canton Saint-Gély-du-Fesc
Community association Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole
Coordinates 43 ° 42 '  N , 3 ° 52'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 42 '  N , 3 ° 52'  E
height 53-134 m
surface 8.88 km 2
Residents 5,467 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 616 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 34730
INSEE code
Website http://www.prades-le-lez.fr/

Prades-le-Lez ( Occitan : Pradas de Les ) is a French commune with 5467 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region . It belongs to the arrondissement of Montpellier and the canton of Saint-Gély-du-Fesc . The inhabitants are called Pradéens .

geography

View of Prades-le-Lez from the east

At Prades-le-Lez, about twelve kilometers north of Montpellier , the Lirou River flows into the Lez . The Pic Saint-Loup rises above Prades-le-Lez . Prades-le-Lez is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Le Triadou in the north, Assas in the east and northeast, Saint-Vincent-de-Barbeyrargues in the east, Montferrier-sur-Lez in the south, Saint-Clément-de-Rivière in the west and Les Matelles in the northwest.

Population development

Population development
year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2017
Residents 523 704 917 1538 3604 4361 4494 5467

Attractions

Château de Restinclières
Church with a bell tower in Prades-le-Lez
  • Church built in 1891 on the site of the earlier 12th century Romanesque church (Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur church)
  • Former Restinclières Castle, built under Louis XIV to replace the old castle

Web links

Commons : Prades-le-Lez  - collection of images, videos and audio files