La Tour-sur-Orb

La Tour-sur-Orb

The church of La Tour-sur-Orb

Coat of arms
La Tour-sur-Orb

Coordinates: 43°39′15″N 3°08′59″E / 43.6542°N 3.1497°E / 43.6542; 3.1497Coordinates: 43°39′15″N 3°08′59″E / 43.6542°N 3.1497°E / 43.6542; 3.1497
Country France
Region Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées
Department Hérault
Arrondissement Béziers
Canton Bédarieux
Intercommunality Monts d'Orb
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Marie-Aline Edo
Area1 30.65 km2 (11.83 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 1,172
  Density 38/km2 (99/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 34312 / 34260
Elevation 204–745 m (669–2,444 ft)
(avg. 228 m or 748 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.

La Tour-sur-Orb is a commune in the Hérault department in the Languedoc-Roussillon region in southern France.

Église Saint-Cyr et Sainte-Julite de Saint-Xist
Église Sainte-Marie de Frangouille

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962615    
1968758+23.3%
1975812+7.1%
19821,031+27.0%
19901,039+0.8%
19991,050+1.1%
20081,172+11.6%

See also

References

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