Olonzac
Appearance
Olonzac | |
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Town hall | |
Coordinates: 43°17′04″N 2°43′54″E / 43.2844°N 2.7317°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitania |
Department | Hérault |
Arrondissement | Béziers |
Canton | Saint-Pons-de-Thomières |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Luc Louis[1] |
Area 1 | 18.95 km2 (7.32 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 1,687 |
• Density | 89/km2 (230/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 34189 /34210 |
Elevation | 29–182 m (95–597 ft) (avg. 48 m or 157 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Olonzac (French pronunciation: [ɔlɔ̃zak]; Occitan: Lonzac) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.
It is known as the "capital of the Minervois".[3]
Village life
[edit]A market is held in the town every Tuesday.
There are several cafes in the town and shops including a Post Office and pharmacy.
The schools are Ecole Maternelle Henri Matisse and Ecole Elementaire Jean-Pierre Malric, both located by "La Condamine", and College Antoine Faure, located west of the park.
There is a large park east of the town centre, a boulodrome and tennis courts.
Population
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 1,802 | — |
1968 | 1,856 | +3.0% |
1975 | 1,705 | −8.1% |
1982 | 1,633 | −4.2% |
1990 | 1,569 | −3.9% |
1999 | 1,568 | −0.1% |
2008 | 1,653 | +5.4% |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Olonzac, http://www.mairie-olonzac.fr/vp/index.php Archived 2015-01-02 at the Wayback Machine
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