Poussan

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Poussan
Castle
Poussan
Location within Languedoc-Roussillon region Poussan
Coordinates: 43°29′22″N 3°40′15″E / 43.4894°N 3.6708°E / 43.4894; 3.6708Coordinates: 43°29′22″N 3°40′15″E / 43.4894°N 3.6708°E / 43.4894; 3.6708
Country	France
Region	Languedoc-Roussillon
Department	Hérault
Arrondissement	Montpellier
Canton	Frontignan
Intercommunality	Bassin de Thau
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jacques Adge
Area
• Land¹	30.08 km² (11.61 sq mi)
Population (2008)
• Population²	4,821
• Population² Density	160/km² (420/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	34213 / 34560
Elevation	0–286 m (0–938 ft) (avg. 2 m or 6.6 ft)
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.

Poussan is a commune in the Hérault department in the Languedoc-Roussillon region in southern France.

Population

Historical population of Poussan
Year	1793	1800	1806	1821	1831	1836	1841	1846	1851	1856
Population	1319	1483	1649	1764	1916	1827	1931	1986	1990	1959

Year	1861	1866	1872	1876	1881	1886	1891	1896	1901	1906
Population	2066	2245	2261	2333	1958	1910	2055	2313	2416	2226

Year	1911	1921	1926	1931	1936	1946	1954	1962	1968	1975
Population	2046	2067	1943	1911	1753	1430	1568	1625	1894	2103

Year	1982	1990	1999	2008
Population	2728	3505	4044	4821

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Communes of the Hérault department of France

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