Pégairolles-de-l'Escalette

Pégairolles-de-l'Escalette (French pronunciation: ​[peɡɛʁɔl də lɛskalɛt]; Languedocien: Pegairòlas de l'Escaleta) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France. It is at the foot of the Larzac plateau.

Pégairolles-de-l'Escalette
Commune
Location of Pégairolles-de-l'Escalette
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Coordinates: 43°48′13″N 3°19′25″E / 43.8036°N 3.3236°E / 43.8036; 3.3236Coordinates: 43°48′13″N 3°19′25″E / 43.8036°N 3.3236°E / 43.8036; 3.3236
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Hérault
Arrondissement	Lodève
Canton	Lodève
Intercommunality	Lodévois - Larzac
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Frédéric Roig^[1]
Area ^1	32.13 km^2 (12.41 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)^[2]	159
• Density	4.9/km^2 (13/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	34196 /34700
Elevation	223–822 m (732–2,697 ft) (avg. 315 m or 1,033 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Administration

List of recent mayors

From	To	Name	Party
March 2001	2026	Frédéric Roig	Parti Socialiste

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	152	—
1968	168	+10.5%
1975	157	−6.5%
1982	159	+1.3%
1990	141	−11.3%
1999	137	−2.8%
2008	148	+8.0%

Sights

• Cave Coopérative
• Arboretum du Mas du Rouquet

See also

• Communes of the Hérault department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.

 

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