Saint-Étienne-de-Gourgas
Saint-Étienne-de-Gourgas | |
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 Cirque du Bout du Monde | |
Location of Saint-Étienne-de-Gourgas  | |
  Saint-Étienne-de-Gourgas  Saint-Étienne-de-Gourgas | |
| Coordinates: 43°46′14″N 3°22′42″E / 43.7706°N 3.3783°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Hérault |
| Arrondissement | Lodève |
| Canton | Lodève |
| Intercommunality | Lodévois-Larzac |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Luc Requi[1] |
| Area 1 | 19.43 km2 (7.50 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 522 |
| • Density | 27/km2 (70/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 34251 /34700 |
| Elevation | 240–762 m (787–2,500 ft) (avg. 380 m or 1,250 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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Saint-Étienne-de-Gourgas (Languedocien: Sant Estève de Gorgàs) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.
Geography
[edit]Saint-Étienne-de-Gourgas is known for the "Cirque du Bout du Monde" which was formed from a meander in the Ruisseau de la Bronzinadouïre that cut deeply into the plateau of the Causse du Larzac leaving the monumental chalk cliffs.
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 221 | — |
| 1968 | 233 | +5.4% |
| 1975 | 212 | −9.0% |
| 1982 | 254 | +19.8% |
| 1990 | 253 | −0.4% |
| 1999 | 308 | +21.7% |
| 2008 | 449 | +45.8% |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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