Bassan

Bassan

Castle

Coat of arms
Bassan

Coordinates: 43°24′43″N 3°15′15″E / 43.4119°N 3.2542°ECoordinates: 43°24′43″N 3°15′15″E / 43.4119°N 3.2542°E
Country France
Region Languedoc-Roussillon
Department Hérault
Arrondissement Béziers
Canton Béziers-2
Intercommunality Béziers Méditerranée
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Alain Biola
Area1 6.79 km2 (2.62 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 1,548
  Density 230/km2 (590/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 34025 / 34290
Elevation 53–102 m (174–335 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.

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

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793307    
1800292−4.9%
1806346+18.5%
1821381+10.1%
1831440+15.5%
1841457+3.9%
1851464+1.5%
1861486+4.7%
1872516+6.2%
1881594+15.1%
1891652+9.8%
1901791+21.3%
1911761−3.8%
1921772+1.4%
1931819+6.1%
1946623−23.9%
1954635+1.9%
1962614−3.3%
1968735+19.7%
1975802+9.1%
19821,097+36.8%
19901,353+23.3%
19991,454+7.5%
20061,537+5.7%
20111,726+12.3%

See also

References

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