Pézènes-les-Mines

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Coordinates: 43°35′24″N 3°15′09″E / 43.59, 3.2525

Commune of Pézènes-les-Mines

Location
Pézènes-les-Mines (France)
Pézènes-les-Mines
Administration
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.
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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