Viols-le-Fort
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Viols-le-Fort Viòus lo Fòrt |
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Herault | |
| Arrondissement | Lodève | |
| Canton | Lodève | |
| Community association | Grand Pic Saint Loup | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 45 ' N , 3 ° 42' E | |
| height | 157-535 m | |
| surface | 16.73 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,211 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 72 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 34380 | |
| INSEE code | 34343 | |
Viols-le-Fort ( Occitan : Viòus lo Fòrt ) is a place and a municipality with 1,211 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the southern French department of Hérault in the Occitania region (before 2016: Languedoc-Roussillon ). It belongs to the arrondissement of Lodève and the canton of Lodève (until 2015: canton of Saint-Martin-de-Londres ). The inhabitants are called Violiens .
location
Viols-le-Fort is about 20 kilometers northwest of Montpellier . Viols-le-Fort is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Martin-de-Londres in the north, Viols-en-Laval in the east and Argelliers in the south and west.
Population development
| year | 1800 | 1851 | 1901 | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
| Residents | 563 | 982 | 703 | 340 | 371 | 358 | 412 | 493 | 670 | 852 | 1010 | 1211 |
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Attractions
- Dolmen La Dralha
- Saint-Etienne church
- Le Fanabregol gate
Dolmen
Viols-le-Fort Church
Le Fanabregol gate
Web links
Commons : Viols-le-Fort - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
