Castanet-le-Haut

Castanet-le-Haut

Coat of arms
Castanet-le-Haut

Coordinates: 43°40′07″N 2°58′21″E / 43.6686°N 2.9725°ECoordinates: 43°40′07″N 2°58′21″E / 43.6686°N 2.9725°E
Country France
Region Languedoc-Roussillon
Department Hérault
Arrondissement Béziers
Canton Saint-Gervais-sur-Mare
Intercommunality Montagne du Haut Languedoc
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Max Allies
Area1 27.55 km2 (10.64 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 191
 • Density 6.9/km2 (18/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 34055 / 34610
Elevation 389–1,124 m (1,276–3,688 ft)
(avg. 450 m or 1,480 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.

Castanet-le-Haut is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France.

Map
Croix de Mounis, l'Espinouse

Geography

The commune is traversed by the Dourdou de Camarès River and the Mare River.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793350—    
1800308−12.0%
1806446+44.8%
1821440−1.3%
1831649+47.5%
1836684+5.4%
1841694+1.5%
1846701+1.0%
1851683−2.6%
1856627−8.2%
1861583−7.0%
1866598+2.6%
1872580−3.0%
1876611+5.3%
1881581−4.9%
1886581+0.0%
1891521−10.3%
1896538+3.3%
1901510−5.2%
1906518+1.6%
1911513−1.0%
1921502−2.1%
1926504+0.4%
1931517+2.6%
1936505−2.3%
1946356−29.5%
1954291−18.3%
1962264−9.3%
1968222−15.9%
1975188−15.3%
1982164−12.8%
1990148−9.8%
1999167+12.8%
2008191+14.4%

The residents are called Castanetais.

See also

References

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