Castries, Hérault

Castries (Occitan: Càstias) is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France.

Map
A wood called Les Pins
Aqueduc of Castries
Castries
Commune
Chateau
Coat of arms
Location of Castries
Castries
Castries
Coordinates: 43°40′47″N 3°58′56″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentHérault
ArrondissementMontpellier
CantonLe Crès
IntercommunalityMontpellier Méditerranée Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Gilbert Pastor
Area
1
24.05 km2 (9.29 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
6,178
 • Density260/km2 (670/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
34058 /34160
Elevation20–154 m (66–505 ft)
(avg. 70 m or 230 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793511—    
1800558+9.2%
1806615+10.2%
1821787+28.0%
1831715−9.1%
1836798+11.6%
1841954+19.5%
18461,017+6.6%
18511,126+10.7%
18561,150+2.1%
18611,213+5.5%
18661,386+14.3%
18721,415+2.1%
18761,212−14.3%
18811,044−13.9%
18861,080+3.4%
18911,168+8.1%
YearPop.±%
18961,280+9.6%
19011,339+4.6%
19061,336−0.2%
19111,242−7.0%
19211,368+10.1%
19261,364−0.3%
19311,430+4.8%
19361,234−13.7%
19461,090−11.7%
19541,247+14.4%
19621,368+9.7%
19681,791+30.9%
19752,461+37.4%
19823,419+38.9%
19903,992+16.8%
19995,146+28.9%
20085,519+7.2%

Twin towns — sister cities

Castries is twinned with Volpiano, Italy since 2010.

Sights
  • Château de Castries. There is also a stone aqueduct which originally supplied water to the chateau.

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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