Pézènes-les-Mines

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Commune of Pézènes-les-Mines
Location
Longitude 03° 15' 09" E
Latitude 43° 35' 24" N
Administration
Country France
Region Languedoc-Roussillon
Department Hérault
Arrondissement Béziers
Canton Bédarieux
Mayor Jacques Arbouy
(2001-2008)
Statistics
Altitude 194 m–501 m
Land area¹ 26.87 km²
Population²
(1999)
1712
 - Density (1999) 6/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 34200/ 34600
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 mi² or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel).
France

Pézènes-les-Mines is a commune of the Hérault département, in France.

On the edge of the village is a feudal castle, dominating the site from a rocky ridge. It was listed as a Monument historique in 1981.

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