Castelnau-de-Guers

Castelnau-de-Guers (Languedocien: Castèlnòu de Guèrs) is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France. It is the birthplace of historian Michel Christol.

Castelnau-de-Guers
Commune
General view from Northeast
Coat of arms
Location of Castelnau-de-Guers
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Coordinates: 43°26′09″N 3°26′21″E / 43.4358°N 3.4392°E / 43.4358; 3.4392
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Hérault
Arrondissement	Béziers
Canton	Pézenas
Intercommunality	CA Hérault Méditerranée
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Didier Michel^[1]
Area ^1	22.51 km^2 (8.69 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2020)^[2]	1,231
• Density	55/km^2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	34056 /34120
Elevation	1–105 m (3.3–344.5 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	831	—
1968	837	+0.7%
1975	827	−1.2%
1982	886	+7.1%
1990	876	−1.1%
1999	889	+1.5%
2008	1,087	+22.3%

 

Ruins of the Hermitage Saint-Antoine

 

Vineyard and Mas du Sol

See also

• Communes of the Hérault department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.

 

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