Le Poujol-sur-Orb
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| Coordinates: 43°34′50″N 3°03′41″E / 43.5806°N 3.0614°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Hérault |
| Arrondissement | Béziers |
| Canton | Clermont-l'Hérault |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Yves Robin[1] |
Area 1 | 4.58 km2 (1.77 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 947 |
| • Density | 207/km2 (536/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 34211 /34600 |
| Elevation | 162–380 m (531–1,247 ft) (avg. 180 m or 590 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Le Poujol-sur-Orb (French pronunciation: [lə puʒɔl syʁ ɔʁb], literally Le Poujol on Orb; Occitan: Lo Pojòl) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.
Le Poujol-sur-Orb is a rural commune with a population of 944 in 2022. It is part of the Bédarieux urban area and the greater Bédarieux catchment area. Its inhabitants are called Poujolais and Poujolaises.
Toponym
The commune was known under the variants: castrum de Pojols (1164), castro de Poiol (1247), de Pujolio (1271), seigneur de Pujol (1529), etc.
The name Poujol derives from the Occitan pojòl which comes from the Latin podiolum, meaning which is "small hill".[3]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 876 | — |
| 1975 | 826 | −0.84% |
| 1982 | 825 | −0.02% |
| 1990 | 905 | +1.16% |
| 1999 | 890 | −0.19% |
| 2009 | 1,031 | +1.48% |
| 2014 | 1,046 | +0.29% |
| 2020 | 970 | −1.25% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ^ Frank R. Hamlin; abbé André Cabrol (1983). Les noms de lieux du département de l'Hérault (in French). p. 289. ISBN 2-904624-00-7.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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