Roujan

Roujan
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Roujan
Location of Roujan
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Roujan is located in France
Roujan
Roujan
Roujan is located in Occitanie
Roujan
Roujan
Coordinates: 43°30′20″N 3°18′41″E / 43.5056°N 3.3114°E / 43.5056; 3.3114
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentHérault
ArrondissementBéziers
CantonCazouls-lès-Béziers
IntercommunalityCC Les Avant-Monts
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean Blanquefort[1]
Area
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17.02 km2 (6.57 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,260
 • Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
34237 /34320
Elevation49–246 m (161–807 ft)
(avg. 115 m or 377 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Roujan (French pronunciation: [ʁuʒɑ̃]; Occitan: Rojan) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France, about 22 km north of Beziers.

Sights

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Cassan Abbey, an 18th-century historical monument is located in the commune on the road to Faugères.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,481—    
1975 1,379−1.01%
1982 1,409+0.31%
1990 1,366−0.39%
1999 1,486+0.94%
2007 1,902+3.13%
2012 1,954+0.54%
2017 2,158+2.01%
Source: INSEE[3]

Personalities

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE