Castries, Hérault
Castries | |
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Chateau | |
Castries | |
Location within Languedoc-Roussillon region Castries | |
Coordinates: 43°40′47″N 3°58′56″E / 43.6797°N 3.9822°ECoordinates: 43°40′47″N 3°58′56″E / 43.6797°N 3.9822°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Languedoc-Roussillon |
Department | Hérault |
Arrondissement | Montpellier |
Canton | Castries |
Intercommunality | Montpellier |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Gilbert Pastor |
Area1 | 24.05 km2 (9.29 sq mi) |
Population (2008)2 | 5,519 |
• Density | 230/km2 (590/sq mi) |
INSEE/Postal code | 34058 / 34160 |
Elevation |
20–154 m (66–505 ft) (avg. 70 m or 230 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. |
Castries (Occitan: Càstias) is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France.
Population
Historical population | ||
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Year | Pop. | ±% |
1793 | 511 | — |
1800 | 558 | +9.2% |
1806 | 615 | +10.2% |
1821 | 787 | +28.0% |
1831 | 715 | −9.1% |
1836 | 798 | +11.6% |
1841 | 954 | +19.5% |
1846 | 1,017 | +6.6% |
1851 | 1,126 | +10.7% |
1856 | 1,150 | +2.1% |
1861 | 1,213 | +5.5% |
1866 | 1,386 | +14.3% |
1872 | 1,415 | +2.1% |
1876 | 1,212 | −14.3% |
1881 | 1,044 | −13.9% |
1886 | 1,080 | +3.4% |
1891 | 1,168 | +8.1% |
1896 | 1,280 | +9.6% |
1901 | 1,339 | +4.6% |
1906 | 1,336 | −0.2% |
1911 | 1,242 | −7.0% |
1921 | 1,368 | +10.1% |
1926 | 1,364 | −0.3% |
1931 | 1,430 | +4.8% |
1936 | 1,234 | −13.7% |
1946 | 1,090 | −11.7% |
1954 | 1,247 | +14.4% |
1962 | 1,368 | +9.7% |
1968 | 1,791 | +30.9% |
1975 | 2,461 | +37.4% |
1982 | 3,419 | +38.9% |
1990 | 3,992 | +16.8% |
1999 | 5,146 | +28.9% |
2008 | 5,519 | +7.2% |
Twin towns — Sister cities
Castries is twinned with:
- Volpiano, Italy (2010)
Sights
- Château de Castries. There is also a stone aqueduct which originally supplied water to the chateau.
See also
References
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