Bouzigues

Bouzigues

Shore of the Étang de Thau

Coat of arms
Bouzigues

Coordinates: 43°26′57″N 3°39′32″E / 43.4492°N 3.6589°E / 43.4492; 3.6589Coordinates: 43°26′57″N 3°39′32″E / 43.4492°N 3.6589°E / 43.4492; 3.6589
Country France
Region Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées
Department Hérault
Arrondissement Montpellier
Canton Mèze
Intercommunality Nord du Bassin de Thau
Government
  Mayor (20142020) Éliane Rosay
Area1 3.05 km2 (1.18 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 1,536
  Density 500/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 34039 / 34140
Elevation 0–61 m (0–200 ft)
(avg. 5 m or 16 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.

Bouzigues (Bosiga in Occitan) is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France.

Map
The village and the Étang de Thau

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962767    
1968830+8.2%
1975904+8.9%
1982945+4.5%
1990907−4.0%
19991,208+33.2%
20081,536+27.2%

See also

References

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