Castelnau-le-Lez
Castelnau-le-Lez
Castèlnòu de Les (Occitan) | |
|---|---|
Church Saint-Jean-Baptiste | |
|
Coat of arms | |
Location of Castelnau-le-Lez | |
Castelnau-le-Lez Castelnau-le-Lez | |
| Coordinates: 43°38′13″N 3°54′07″E / 43.6369°N 3.9019°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Hérault |
| Arrondissement | Montpellier |
| Canton | Montpellier - Castelnau-le-Lez |
| Intercommunality | Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Frédéric Lafforgue[1] |
Area 1 | 11.18 km2 (4.32 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 26,058 |
| • Density | 2,331/km2 (6,037/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 34057 /34170 |
| Elevation | 19–93 m (62–305 ft) (avg. 60 m or 200 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Castelnau-le-Lez (French pronunciation: [kastɛlno lə lɛz] ⓘ; Occitan: Castèlnòu de Les) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region of Southern France. Located on the outskirts of Montpellier, it is situated around 3 km (1.8 mi) north of the city centre.
Geography
Castelnau-le-Lez is served by Line 2 of the Montpellier tramway.
Population
Historical population | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2023)[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
History
Hundreds of Jewish children were hidden in the town of Castelnau-le-Lez during the Holocaust. Almost every home hid children, in some cases from multiple families. After the war, the children whose parents had survived were returned to them. The people of the town and the local priest were well aware of the situation and, at least tacitly, supported it.
Twin towns
Castelnau-le-Lez is twinned with:
- Plankstadt, Germany
- Argenta, Emilia–Romagna, Italy
- San Fernando de Henares, Spain
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Castelnau-le-Lez, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Castelnau-le-Lez.