Vendres

Vendres

Coat of arms
Vendres

Coordinates: 43°16′14″N 3°13′30″E / 43.2706°N 3.225°ECoordinates: 43°16′14″N 3°13′30″E / 43.2706°N 3.225°E
Country France
Region Languedoc-Roussillon
Department Hérault
Arrondissement Béziers
Canton Béziers-4
Intercommunality Domitienne
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jean-Pierre Perez
Area1 37.8 km2 (14.6 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 2,110
  Density 56/km2 (140/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 34329 / 34350
Elevation 0–64 m (0–210 ft)
(avg. 25 m or 82 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.

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

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962805    
1968879+9.2%
1975781−11.1%
1982885+13.3%
19901,230+39.0%
19991,549+25.9%
20082,110+36.2%

Sights

The French Ministry of Culture lists three sites with protection as a monument historique.[1]

See also

References

  1. Ministry of Culture listing for Vendres, accessed 28 July 2013
  2. Ministry of Culture: Château, accessed 28 July 2013 (French)
    Ministry of Culture photo
  3. Ministry of Culture: Vestiges de la villa de Primuliac, accessed 28 July 2013 (French)
  4. "Visite du temple de Vénus", Midi Libre (Béziers edition), 22 July 2013, p. 2
  5. Information board in village centre
  6. Information board on site
  7. Ministry of Culture: Aqueduc dit aqueduc romain, accessed 28 July 2013 (French)
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