Pézènes-les-Mines

Pézènes-les-Mines

Chateau

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Pézènes-les-Mines

Coordinates: 43°35′24″N 3°15′09″E / 43.59°N 3.2525°E / 43.59; 3.2525Coordinates: 43°35′24″N 3°15′09″E / 43.59°N 3.2525°E / 43.59; 3.2525
Country France
Region Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées
Department Hérault
Arrondissement Béziers
Canton Bédarieux
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jacques Arbouy
Area1 26.87 km2 (10.37 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 214
 • Density 8.0/km2 (21/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 34200 / 34600
Elevation 194–501 m (636–1,644 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.

Pézènes-les-Mines is a commune in the Hérault department in the Languedoc-Roussillon region in southern France.

On the edge of the village is a feudal castle, dominating the site from a rocky ridge. It was listed as a historic site in 1981.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962124—    
1968151+21.8%
1975150−0.7%
1982180+20.0%
1990207+15.0%
1999172−16.9%
2008214+24.4%

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