Saint-Thibéry
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Herault | |
| Arrondissement | Beziers | |
| Canton | Pézenas | |
| Community association | Hérault Méditerranée | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 24 ' N , 3 ° 25' E | |
| height | 0-80 m | |
| surface | 18.47 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,665 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 144 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 34630 | |
| INSEE code | 34289 | |
 Old Roman Bridge |
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Saint-Thibéry is a French commune with 2,665 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region . It is located in the valley of the Hérault , at the confluence of its right tributary Thongue .
In ancient times the city was called Cessero .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2017 |
| Residents | 1745 | 1888 | 1808 | 1874 | 2076 | 2200 | 2281 | 2665 |
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Attractions
The remains of the nine-arch Roman bridge over the Hérault are close to the village .
geology
The western part of Saint-Thibéry is built on an old Pleistocene gravel terrace. The eastern part lies over Alluvium des Proto-Hérault . In the south, the Middle Pleistocene , around 680,000 year old volcano of Saint-Thibéry reaches the community center with a lava flow. The volcanic rock was mined for construction purposes in several quarries, among other things the Romans built their bridge with the rock. The ejecta were used as pozzolans .
literature
- Yves Solier: CESSERO (Saint-Thibéry) Hérault, France . In: Richard Stillwell et al. a. (Ed.): The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites. Princeton University Press, Princeton NJ 1976, ISBN 0-691-03542-3 .
