Mauguio

Mauguio

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Mauguio
Administration
Country France
Region Languedoc-Roussillon
Department Hérault
Arrondissement Montpellier
Canton Mauguio
Intercommunality Pays de l'Or
Mayor Yvon Bourrel
(2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation 0–51 m (0–167 ft)
(avg. 3 m/9.8 ft)
Land area1 112.25 km2 (43.34 sq mi)
Population2 15,833  (2008)
 - Density 141 /km2 (370 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 34154/ 34130
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Mauguio (Occitan: Mauguiò, primarily Melguelh) is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France.

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History

Population

Historical population of Mauguio
Year 1793 1800 1806 1821 1831 1836 1841 1846 1851 1856
Population 1566 1435 1558 1719 1701 1993 2131 2430 2074 2305
Year 1861 1866 1872 1876 1881 1886 1891 1896 1901 1906
Population 2550 2663 2578 2212 1942 2159 2513 2667 2910 2831
Year 1911 1921 1926 1931 1936 1946 1954 1962 1968 1975
Population 2849 3212 3382 3791 3706 3372 3504 3776 4350 5595
Year 1982 1990 1999 2008
Population 9791 11,487 14,847 15,833

Transportation

The airport of Montpellier-Méditerranée Airport is located in the area of Fréjorgues in the town of Mauguio.

Tourism

The seaside resort of Carnon or Carnon-Plage is located on the territory of the commune.

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