Pignan
| Pignan | ||
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A general view of Pignan | ||
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  Pignan | ||
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Location within Languedoc-Roussillon region  Pignan | ||
| Coordinates: 43°35′07″N 3°45′45″E / 43.5853°N 3.7625°ECoordinates: 43°35′07″N 3°45′45″E / 43.5853°N 3.7625°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées | |
| Department | Hérault | |
| Arrondissement | Montpellier | |
| Canton | Pignan | |
| Intercommunality | Montpellier | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Michèle Cassar | |
| Area1 | 20.32 km2 (7.85 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 6,124 | |
| • Density | 300/km2 (780/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 34202 / 34570 | |
| Elevation | 29–217 m (95–712 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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Pignan is a commune in the Hérault department in the Languedoc-Roussillon region in southern France.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 1,414 | — |
| 1800 | 1,566 | +10.7% |
| 1806 | 1,541 | −1.6% |
| 1821 | 1,809 | +17.4% |
| 1831 | 1,889 | +4.4% |
| 1836 | 2,012 | +6.5% |
| 1841 | 1,925 | −4.3% |
| 1846 | 2,018 | +4.8% |
| 1851 | 1,903 | −5.7% |
| 1856 | 1,891 | −0.6% |
| 1861 | 1,952 | +3.2% |
| 1866 | 2,158 | +10.6% |
| 1872 | 2,166 | +0.4% |
| 1876 | 2,081 | −3.9% |
| 1881 | 1,757 | −15.6% |
| 1886 | 1,835 | +4.4% |
| 1891 | 1,882 | +2.6% |
| 1896 | 2,167 | +15.1% |
| 1901 | 2,113 | −2.5% |
| 1906 | 1,949 | −7.8% |
| 1911 | 1,859 | −4.6% |
| 1921 | 1,819 | −2.2% |
| 1926 | 1,755 | −3.5% |
| 1931 | 1,766 | +0.6% |
| 1936 | 1,644 | −6.9% |
| 1946 | 1,509 | −8.2% |
| 1954 | 1,680 | +11.3% |
| 1962 | 1,905 | +13.4% |
| 1968 | 2,216 | +16.3% |
| 1975 | 2,677 | +20.8% |
| 1982 | 3,319 | +24.0% |
| 1990 | 4,097 | +23.4% |
| 1999 | 5,665 | +38.3% |
| 2008 | 6,124 | +8.1% |
See also
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