Castries, Hérault

Castries
Càstrias (Occitan)
An aerial view of the Château de Castries
Location of Castries
Castries
Castries
Coordinates: 43°40′47″N 3°58′56″E / 43.6797°N 3.9822°E / 43.6797; 3.9822
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentHérault
ArrondissementMontpellier
CantonLe Crès
IntercommunalityMontpellier Méditerranée Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Claudine Vassas Mejri[1]
Area
1
24.05 km2 (9.29 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
6,883
 • Density286.2/km2 (741.2/sq mi)
DemonymCastriotes
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)
Websitewww.castries.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Castries (French pronunciation: [kastʁi] ; Occitan: Càstrias) is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France.

Population

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. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Castries, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE