Roujan
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Location within Languedoc-Roussillon region  Roujan | |
| Coordinates: 43°30′20″N 3°18′41″E / 43.5056°N 3.3114°ECoordinates: 43°30′20″N 3°18′41″E / 43.5056°N 3.3114°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Languedoc-Roussillon |
| Department | Hérault |
| Arrondissement | Béziers |
| Canton | Roujan |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes des Avant-Monts du Centre Hérault |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jacques Huc |
| Area | |
| • Land1 | 17.02 km2 (6.57 sq mi) |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Population2 | 1,946 |
| • Population2 Density | 110/km2 (300/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 34237 / 34320 |
| Elevation |
49–246 m (161–807 ft) (avg. 115 m or 377 ft) |
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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. | |
Roujan is a commune in the Hérault department in the Languedoc-Roussillon region in southern France.
It has a small collection of shops and cafes and is served by a regular though infrequent bus service.
Population
| Year | 1 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
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| Population | 1461 | 1481 | 1379 | 1409 | 1366 | 1486 | 1946 |
Personalities
- Jules Roucairol, victim of Napoléon III's coup d'état, died December 16, 1851.
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