Saint-Michel (Hérault)
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Saint-Michel Sant Miquèl |
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Herault | |
| Arrondissement | Lodève | |
| Canton | Lodève | |
| Community association | Lodévois and Larzac | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 51 ' N , 3 ° 23' E | |
| height | 647-861 m | |
| surface | 25.4 km 2 | |
| Residents | 48 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 2 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 34520 | |
| INSEE code | 34278 | |
 View of Saint-Michel |
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Saint-Michel (also: Saint-Michel-d'Alajou , Occitan : Sant Miquèl ) is a French commune with 48 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region (before 2016 Languedoc-Roussillon ). It belongs to the arrondissement of Lodève and the canton of Lodève (until 2015 Le Caylar ). The inhabitants are called Saint-Michelains .
geography
Saint-Michel is about 43 kilometers west-northwest of Montpellier . The municipality borders on Le Cros in the north and north-west, Sorbs in the north and north-east, Vissec in the north-east, Saint-Maurice-Navacelles in the east, La Vacquerie-et-Saint-Martin-de-Castries in the south-east, Saint-Pierre-de- la-Fage in the south, Saint-Étienne-de-Gourgas in the southwest and Pégairolles-de-l'Escalette in the west.
Population development
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| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
| Residents | 86 | 72 | 50 | 43 | 35 | 44 | 60 | 48 |
| Sources: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Michel church from the 17th century, monument historique
- Saint-Genès chapel from the 19th century
- Ruins of the old castle
