Vieussan
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Vieussan Viuça |
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Herault | |
| Arrondissement | Beziers | |
| Canton | Saint-Pons-de-Thomières | |
| Community association | Minervois Saint-Ponais Orb-Jaur | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 32 ' N , 2 ° 59' E | |
| height | 84-733 m | |
| surface | 28.26 km 2 | |
| Residents | 266 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 9 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 34390 | |
| INSEE code | 34334 | |
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Vieussan ( Occitan : Viuça ) is a French commune with 266 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region . The inhabitants are known as Vieussanois . The municipality is part of the Haut-Languedoc Regional Nature Park .
geography
The municipality is located in the Montagne Noire landscape , the southernmost foothill of the French massif central , which is already characterized by the Mediterranean climate . The eponymous village is located on a southern slope in the valley of the Orb , in which the main traffic connection of the municipality is with the road Route Départementale D14 from ( Béziers -) Roquebrun to Mons (Hérault) . The rest of the area is unpopulated due to the topographically difficult terrain, with the exception of individual hamlets and, apart from a road to the municipality of Berlou , hardly accessible in terms of transport.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2017 |
| Residents | 280 | 234 | 232 | 257 | 256 | 214 | 269 | 266 |
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economy
The main line of business is viticulture . The Vieussan growing region belongs to the Saint-Chinian ( AOC ) appellation .
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