Valros

Valros

The road into Valros

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Valros

Coordinates: 43°25′16″N 3°22′02″E / 43.4211°N 3.3672°E / 43.4211; 3.3672Coordinates: 43°25′16″N 3°22′02″E / 43.4211°N 3.3672°E / 43.4211; 3.3672
Country France
Region Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées
Department Hérault
Arrondissement Béziers
Canton Servian
Intercommunality Pays de Thongue
Government
  Mayor (20142020) Michel Loup
Area1 6.61 km2 (2.55 sq mi)
Population (2011)2 1,404
  Density 210/km2 (550/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 34325 / 34290
Elevation 24–99 m (79–325 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.

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

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962768    
1968788+2.6%
1975761−3.4%
1982753−1.1%
19901,021+35.6%
19991,130+10.7%
20081,252+10.8%
20111,404+12.1%

Sights and monuments

Fort de Valros (also known locally as Tour de Valros) is a ruined small castle or fortress. In the mid-19th century, the fort was the site of a semaphore station

See also

References

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