Lauroux

Lauroux
Commune
A general view of Lauroux
Lauroux
Location within Occitanie region
Lauroux
Coordinates: 43°46′43″N 3°17′24″E / 43.7786°N 3.29°E / 43.7786; 3.29Coordinates: 43°46′43″N 3°17′24″E / 43.7786°N 3.29°E / 43.7786; 3.29
Country France
Region Occitanie
Department Hérault
Arrondissement Lodève
Canton Lodève
Intercommunality Lodévois
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jean-Paul Pailloux
Area1 26.42 km2 (10.20 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 201
  Density 7.6/km2 (20/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 34132 /34700
Elevation 212–845 m (696–2,772 ft)
(avg. 310 m or 1,020 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.

Lauroux is a commune in the Hérault département in the Occitanie region in southern France.

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History

The Dominican inquisitor Bernardus Guidonis died in the castle.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1883338    
1926230−32.0%
1962125−45.7%
1968140+12.0%
1975151+7.9%
1982152+0.7%
1990149−2.0%
1999172+15.4%
2008201+16.9%

See also

References

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