Colombières-sur-Orb

Colombières-sur-Orb is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France.

Map
Colombières-sur-Orb
Saint-Pierre Church
Coat of arms
Location of Colombières-sur-Orb
Colombières-sur-Orb
Colombières-sur-Orb
Coordinates: 43°34′52″N 3°00′38″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentHérault
ArrondissementBéziers
CantonSaint-Pons-de-Thomières
IntercommunalityOrb et Jaur
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jean-Luc Barthes
Area
1
8.11 km2 (3.13 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
479
  Density59/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
34080 /34390
Elevation132–1,008 m (433–3,307 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The communal territory is home to a castle and the Gorges de Colombières, part of the Haut-Languedoc Regional Park, which includes prehistoric traces of troglodytes.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1831800    
1861622−22.3%
1891506−18.6%
1921349−31.0%
1926351+0.6%
1931308−12.3%
1936320+3.9%
1946292−8.8%
1954251−14.0%
1962259+3.2%
1968266+2.7%
1975270+1.5%
1982339+25.6%
1990397+17.1%
1999417+5.0%
2008452+8.4%

See also

References

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


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