Pézènes-les-Mines
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Commune of Pézènes-les-Mines |
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Location | |
Administration | |
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Country | France |
Region | Languedoc-Roussillon |
Department | Hérault |
Arrondissement | Béziers |
Canton | Bédarieux |
Mayor | Jacques Arbouy (2001-2008) |
Statistics | |
Elevation | 194 m–501 m |
Land area¹ | 26.87 km² |
Population² (1999) |
1712 |
- Density | 6/km² (1999) |
Miscellaneous | |
INSEE/Postal code | 34200/ 34600 |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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.