Riols

Riols

Old bridge over the Jaur

Coat of arms
Riols

Coordinates: 43°30′21″N 2°47′34″E / 43.5058°N 2.7928°E / 43.5058; 2.7928Coordinates: 43°30′21″N 2°47′34″E / 43.5058°N 2.7928°E / 43.5058; 2.7928
Country France
Region Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées
Department Hérault
Arrondissement Béziers
Canton Saint-Pons-de-Thomières
Intercommunality Pays Saint-Ponais
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Robert Tailhades
Area1 56.02 km2 (21.63 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 705
  Density 13/km2 (33/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 34229 / 34220
Elevation 253–1,060 m (830–3,478 ft)
(avg. 249 m or 817 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.

Riols is a commune in the Hérault department in the Languedoc-Roussillon region in southern France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962571    
1968664+16.3%
1975523−21.2%
1982646+23.5%
1990655+1.4%
1999684+4.4%
2008705+3.1%

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References

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