Olonzac
Olonzac | |
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 Town hall | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Olonzac  | |
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| Coordinates: 43°17′04″N 2°43′54″E / 43.2844°N 2.7317°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Hérault |
| Arrondissement | Béziers |
| Canton | Saint-Pons-de-Thomières |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Luc Louis[1] |
Area 1 | 18.95 km2 (7.32 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 1,683 |
| • Density | 89/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 34189 /34210 |
| Elevation | 29–182 m (95–597 ft) (avg. 48 m or 157 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Olonzac (French pronunciation: [ɔlɔ̃zak]; Occitan: Lonzac) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.
It is known as the "capital of the Minervois".[3]
Village life
[edit]A market is held in the town every Tuesday.
There are several cafes in the town and shops including a Post Office and pharmacy.
The schools are Ecole Maternelle Henri Matisse and Ecole Elementaire Jean-Pierre Malric, both located by "La Condamine", and College Antoine Faure, located west of the park.
There is a large park east of the town centre, a boulodrome and tennis courts.
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 1,802 | — |
| 1968 | 1,856 | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 1,705 | −8.1% |
| 1982 | 1,633 | −4.2% |
| 1990 | 1,569 | −3.9% |
| 1999 | 1,568 | −0.1% |
| 2008 | 1,653 | +5.4% |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ Olonzac, http://www.mairie-olonzac.fr/vp/index.php Archived 2015-01-02 at the Wayback Machine
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