Viols-le-Fort (French pronunciation: [vjɔl(s) lə fɔʁ]; Occitan: Viòus lo Fòrt) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.
Viols-le-Fort | |
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 Gate | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Viols-le-Fort  | |
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| Coordinates: 43°44′39″N 3°42′18″E / 43.7442°N 3.705°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Hérault |
| Arrondissement | Lodève |
| Canton | Lodève |
| Intercommunality | Grand Pic Saint-Loup |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Anne Durand[1] |
Area 1 | 16.73 km2 (6.46 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,226 |
| • Density | 73/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 34343 /34380 |
| Elevation | 157–535 m (515–1,755 ft) (avg. 257 m or 843 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 358 | — |
| 1975 | 412 | +2.03% |
| 1982 | 493 | +2.60% |
| 1990 | 670 | +3.91% |
| 1999 | 852 | +2.71% |
| 2007 | 1,032 | +2.42% |
| 2012 | 1,174 | +2.61% |
| 2017 | 1,211 | +0.62% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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