Valros
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Location within Languedoc-Roussillon region  Valros | ||
| Coordinates: 43°25′16″N 3°22′02″E / 43.4211°N 3.3672°ECoordinates: 43°25′16″N 3°22′02″E / 43.4211°N 3.3672°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées | |
| Department | Hérault | |
| Arrondissement | Béziers | |
| Canton | Servian | |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Thongue | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Michel Loup | |
| Area1 | 6.61 km2 (2.55 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011)2 | 1,404 | |
| • Density | 210/km2 (550/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 34325 / 34290 | |
| Elevation | 24–99 m (79–325 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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Valros is a commune in the Hérault department in the Languedoc-Roussillon region in southern France.
Population
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 768 | — |
| 1968 | 788 | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 761 | −3.4% |
| 1982 | 753 | −1.1% |
| 1990 | 1,021 | +35.6% |
| 1999 | 1,130 | +10.7% |
| 2008 | 1,252 | +10.8% |
| 2011 | 1,404 | +12.1% |
Sights and monuments
Fort de Valros (also known locally as Tour de Valros) is a ruined small castle or fortress. In the mid-19th century, the fort was the site of a semaphore station
See also
References
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