Fos, Hérault

Fos
Commune

Coat of arms
Fos
Location within Occitanie region
Fos
Coordinates: 43°34′01″N 3°14′47″E / 43.5669°N 3.2464°E / 43.5669; 3.2464Coordinates: 43°34′01″N 3°14′47″E / 43.5669°N 3.2464°E / 43.5669; 3.2464
Country France
Region Occitanie
Department Hérault
Arrondissement Béziers
Canton Cazouls-lès-Béziers
Intercommunality CC Les Avant-Monts
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Francis Vabre
Area1 6.58 km2 (2.54 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 103
  Density 16/km2 (41/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 34104 /34320
Elevation 171–464 m (561–1,522 ft)
(avg. 30 m or 98 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Fos is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France.

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Winemaking

Fos is one of the seven communes which produces Faugères AOC wine.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
196275    
196892+22.7%
197569−25.0%
198266−4.3%
199080+21.2%
199996+20.0%
2008103+7.3%

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