Roujan
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Town hall | ||
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Location within Languedoc-Roussillon region  Roujan | ||
| Coordinates: 43°30′20″N 3°18′41″E / 43.5056°N 3.3114°ECoordinates: 43°30′20″N 3°18′41″E / 43.5056°N 3.3114°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Languedoc-Roussillon | |
| Department | Hérault | |
| Arrondissement | Béziers | |
| Canton | Roujan | |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes des Avant-Monts du Centre Hérault | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jacques Huc | |
| Area1 | 17.02 km2 (6.57 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 1,946 | |
| • Density | 110/km2 (300/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 34237 / 34320 | |
| Elevation |
49–246 m (161–807 ft) (avg. 115 m or 377 ft) | |
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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. | ||
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Roujan is a commune in the Hérault department in the Languedoc-Roussillon region in southern France.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 1,461 | — |
| 1968 | 1,481 | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 1,379 | −6.9% |
| 1982 | 1,409 | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 1,366 | −3.1% |
| 1999 | 1,486 | +8.8% |
| 2008 | 1,946 | +31.0% |
Personalities
- Jules Roucairol, victim of Napoléon III's coup d'état
See also
References
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