Sérignan
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Herault | |
| Arrondissement | Beziers | |
| Canton | Béziers-1 | |
| Community association | Béziers Méditerranée | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 17 ′ N , 3 ° 17 ′ E | |
| height | 0-24 m | |
| surface | 27.45 km 2 | |
| Residents | 6,956 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 253 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 34410 | |
| INSEE code | 34299 | |
Sérignan is a French commune with 6,956 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 Béziers-1 .
Sérignan's neighboring municipalities are Portiragnes , Villeneuve-lès-Béziers , Sauvian , Vendres and Valras-Plage , which belonged to Sérignan until 1931. The Orb flows to the east of the village . In the southeast, a piece of the Mediterranean coast belongs to Sérignan. Here are 220 hectares under the administration of the Conservatoire du littoral , the rest largely consists of campsites.
Population development
- 1962: 2788
- 1968: 2950
- 1975: 3214
- 1982: 3884
- 1990: 5173
- 1999: 6134
- 2008: 6584
- 2017: 6956
Attractions
- Notre-Dame de Grâce Collegiate Church (13th-15th centuries)
- Beaches and dunes
- Les Orpellières nature reserve
- Château de Sérignan
Personalities
- Guillaume Courtet (around 1590–1637), Dominican and martyr, canonized in 1987
- Richard Gasquet (* 1986), tennis player
- Petrus Johannis Olivi (around 1248–1298), Franciscan
- Jean Guillaume Barthélemy Thomières (1771–1812), infantry general
Web links
Commons : Sérignan - collection of images, videos and audio files
