Rieussec
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Rieussec Riu-sec |
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Herault | |
| Arrondissement | Beziers | |
| Canton | Saint-Pons-de-Thomières | |
| Community association | Minervois Saint-Ponais Orb-Jaur | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 25 ′ N , 2 ° 44 ′ E | |
| height | 314-860 m | |
| surface | 22.2 km 2 | |
| Residents | 66 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 3 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 34220 | |
| INSEE code | 34228 | |
| Website | http://www.rieussec.fr/ | |
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Rieussec ( Occitan : Riu-sec ) is a French commune with 66 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region . Rieussec belongs to the arrondissement of Béziers and the canton of Saint-Pons-de-Thomières . The inhabitants are called Rieussecois .
geography
Rieussec is located in the southernmost foothills of the Massif Central , between the Jaur valley and the lowlands sloping to the Mediterranean , north of Narbonne , in the valley of the Vernazobre river . The municipality is part of the Haut-Languedoc Regional Nature Park . Rieussec is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Pons-de-Thomières in the north, Saint-Jean-de-Minervois in the east, Vélieux in the south and south-east, Boisset in the west and south-west and Verreries-de-Moussans in the north-west.
Demographics
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| 79 | 70 | 62 | 71 | 54 | 76 | 93 | 84 |
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