Valros
Valros | |
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.jpg) The road into Valros | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Valros | |
Location within France Location within Occitanie | |
| Coordinates: 43°25′16″N 3°22′02″E / 43.4211°N 3.3672°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Hérault |
| Arrondissement | Béziers |
| Canton | Pézenas |
| Intercommunality | CA Béziers Méditerranée |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Michel Loup[1] |
Area 1 | 6.61 km2 (2.55 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 99 m (325 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 24 m (79 ft) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,685 |
| • Density | 255/km2 (660/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 34325 /34290 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Valros is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 788 | — |
| 1975 | 761 | −0.50% |
| 1982 | 753 | −0.15% |
| 1990 | 1,021 | +3.88% |
| 1999 | 1,130 | +1.13% |
| 2007 | 1,238 | +1.15% |
| 2012 | 1,477 | +3.59% |
| 2017 | 1,616 | +1.82% |
| 2023 | 1,685 | +0.70% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Sights and monuments
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
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