Pérols (French pronunciation: [peʁɔl] ; Occitan: Peròus) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France. Close to the city of Montpellier, it is mostly a quiet village with beautiful old buildings.
Pérols | |
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 The church of the Transfiguration-du-Seigneur and Saint-Sixte II | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Pérols  | |
  Pérols  Pérols | |
| Coordinates: 43°33′57″N 3°57′04″E / 43.5658°N 3.9511°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Hérault |
| Arrondissement | Montpellier |
| Canton | Lattes |
| Intercommunality | Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Pierre Rico[1] |
| Area 1 | 6.01 km2 (2.32 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 9,561 |
| • Density | 1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 34198 /34470 |
| Elevation | 0–12 m (0–39 ft) (avg. 10 m or 33 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 2,203 | — |
| 1975 | 3,440 | +6.57% |
| 1982 | 4,422 | +3.65% |
| 1990 | 6,595 | +5.12% |
| 1999 | 7,731 | +1.78% |
| 2007 | 8,515 | +1.21% |
| 2012 | 8,788 | +0.63% |
| 2017 | 8,985 | +0.44% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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