Maraussan

Maraussan

A view of old Maraussan

Coat of arms
Maraussan

Coordinates: 43°22′03″N 3°09′31″E / 43.3675°N 3.1586°E / 43.3675; 3.1586Coordinates: 43°22′03″N 3°09′31″E / 43.3675°N 3.1586°E / 43.3675; 3.1586
Country France
Region Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées
Department Hérault
Arrondissement Béziers
Canton Béziers-3
Intercommunality Domitienne
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Serge Pesce
Area1 12.37 km2 (4.78 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 3,448
  Density 280/km2 (720/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 34148 / 34370
Elevation 8–92 m (26–302 ft)
(avg. 38 m or 125 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.

Maraussan is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France.

It lies approximately 8 km northwest of Béziers, on route D14 ( Av de Béziers ), a busy route for commuters to Béziers.

Chateau Perdiguier lies just outside the town on the cross road D39 (Route de Tarbaka) leading down to the river Orb.

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Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19621,595    
19681,655+3.8%
19752,088+26.2%
19822,154+3.2%
19902,336+8.4%
19992,782+19.1%
20083,448+23.9%

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