Avène

Avène

Church St-Andre-Rieussec

Coat of arms
Avène

Coordinates: 43°45′29″N 3°06′00″E / 43.7581°N 3.1°ECoordinates: 43°45′29″N 3°06′00″E / 43.7581°N 3.1°E
Country France
Region Languedoc-Roussillon
Department Hérault
Arrondissement Lodève
Canton Lunas
Intercommunality Avène, Orb et Gravezon
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Guy Caballe
Area1 62.65 km2 (24.19 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 293
  Density 4.7/km2 (12/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 34019 / 34260
Elevation 294–978 m (965–3,209 ft)
(avg. 330 m or 1,080 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.

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

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Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962332    
1968457+37.7%
1975430−5.9%
1982259−39.8%
1990269+3.9%
1999275+2.2%
2008293+6.5%

See also

References

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