Castanet-le-Haut

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Castanet-le-Haut

Entree Castanet.jpg
Coat of arms of Castanet-le-Haut
Castanet-le-Haut is located in France
Castanet-le-Haut
Administration
Country France
Region Languedoc-Roussillon
Department Hérault
Arrondissement Béziers
Canton Saint-Gervais-sur-Mare
Intercommunality Montagne du Haut Languedoc
Mayor Max Allies
(2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation 389–1,124 m (1,276–3,688 ft)
(avg. 450 m or 1,480 ft)
Land area1 27.55 km2 (10.64 sq mi)
Population2 191  (2008)
 - Density 7 /km2 (18 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 34055/ 34610
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.

Coordinates: 43°40′07″N 2°58′21″E / 43.6686°N 2.9725°E / 43.6686; 2.9725

Castanet-le-Haut is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France.

Map
Croix de Mounis, l'Espinouse

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Geography[edit]

The commune is traversed by the Dourdou de Camarès River and the Mare River.

Population[edit]

Historical population of Castanet-le-Haut
Year 1793 1800 1806 1821 1831 1836 1841 1846 1851 1856
Population 350 308 446 440 649 684 694 701 683 627
Year 1861 1866 1872 1876 1881 1886 1891 1896 1901 1906
Population 583 598 580 611 581 581 521 538 510 518
Year 1911 1921 1926 1931 1936 1946 1954 1962 1968 1975
Population 513 502 504 517 505 356 291 264 222 188
Year 1982 1990 1999 2008
Population 164 148 167 191

The residents are called Castanetais.

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