Colombières-sur-Orb
| Colombières-sur-Orb | ||
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Saint-Pierre Church | ||
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  Colombières-sur-Orb | ||
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Location within Languedoc-Roussillon region  Colombières-sur-Orb | ||
| Coordinates: 43°34′52″N 3°00′38″E / 43.5811°N 3.0106°ECoordinates: 43°34′52″N 3°00′38″E / 43.5811°N 3.0106°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées | |
| Department | Hérault | |
| Arrondissement | Béziers | |
| Canton | Olargues | |
| Intercommunality | Orb et Jaur | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Luc Barthes | |
| Area1 | 8.11 km2 (3.13 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 452 | |
| • Density | 56/km2 (140/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 34080 / 34390 | |
| Elevation | 132–1,008 m (433–3,307 ft) | |
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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. | ||
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Colombières-sur-Orb is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France.
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The communal territory is home to a castle and the Gorges de Colombières, part of the Haut-Languedoc Regional Park, which includes prehistoric traces of troglodytes.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1831 | 800 | — |
| 1861 | 622 | −22.3% |
| 1891 | 506 | −18.6% |
| 1921 | 349 | −31.0% |
| 1926 | 351 | +0.6% |
| 1931 | 308 | −12.3% |
| 1936 | 320 | +3.9% |
| 1946 | 292 | −8.8% |
| 1954 | 251 | −14.0% |
| 1962 | 259 | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 266 | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 270 | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 339 | +25.6% |
| 1990 | 397 | +17.1% |
| 1999 | 417 | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 452 | +8.4% |
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