Vailhauquès

Vailhauquès (French pronunciation: [vajokɛs]; Occitan: Valhauqués) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.

Vailhauquès
Commune
A general view of Vailhauquès
Coat of arms
Location of Vailhauquès
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Coordinates: 43°40′24″N 3°43′07″E / 43.6733°N 3.7186°E / 43.6733; 3.7186
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Hérault
Arrondissement	Lodève
Canton	Saint-Gély-du-Fesc
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Hussam Almallak^[1]
Area ^1	16.12 km^2 (6.22 sq mi)
Population  (2021)^[2]	2,647
• Density	160/km^2 (430/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	34320 /34570
Elevation	76–298 m (249–978 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	235	—
1975	315	+4.27%
1982	772	+13.66%
1990	1,317	+6.90%
1999	1,899	+4.15%
2007	2,082	+1.16%
2012	2,573	+4.33%
2017	2,553	−0.16%
Source: INSEE^[3]

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). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

 

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