Mons, Hérault

Mons

Chapel Saint-Roch

Coat of arms
Mons

Coordinates: 43°34′20″N 2°57′22″E / 43.5722°N 2.9561°ECoordinates: 43°34′20″N 2°57′22″E / 43.5722°N 2.9561°E
Country France
Region Languedoc-Roussillon
Department Hérault
Arrondissement Béziers
Canton Olargues
Intercommunality Orb et Jaur
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Alain Ringal
Area1 22.32 km2 (8.62 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 567
  Density 25/km2 (66/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 34160 / 34390
Elevation 117–1,054 m (384–3,458 ft)
(avg. 248 m or 814 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.

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

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Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962251    
1968440+75.3%
1975455+3.4%
1982514+13.0%
1990519+1.0%
1999507−2.3%
2008567+11.8%
Southern end of the Gorges d'Héric.
The Roc de Peyris (595m) witch overhang the Southern end of the Gorges d'Héric.

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References

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