Poujols

Poujols
Location of Poujols
Poujols
Poujols
Coordinates: 43°45′55″N 3°19′30″E / 43.7653°N 3.325°E / 43.7653; 3.325
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentHérault
ArrondissementLodève
CantonLodève
IntercommunalityLodévois – Larzac
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Antoine Goutelle[1]
Area
1
2.86 km2 (1.10 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
190
 • Density66/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
34212 /34700
Elevation192–652 m (630–2,139 ft)
(avg. 250 m or 820 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Poujols is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.

Population

At the 2017 census the population of the municipality was 164 inhabitants, creating a population density of 57 inhabitants/km2. The town reached peak population in the half a century following the French Revolution but dwindled to a low following the Second World War, but has seen some growth in the early 21st century.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  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 Poujols, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE