Castanet-le-Haut

Castanet-le-Haut
Commune
The road into Castanet-le-Haut
Coat of arms
Location of Castanet-le-Haut
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Coordinates: 43°40′07″N 2°58′21″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Hérault
Arrondissement	Béziers
Canton	Saint-Pons-de-Thomières
Intercommunality	Montagne du Haut Languedoc
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Max Allies
Area 1	27.55 km2 (10.64 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	225
• Density	8.2/km2 (21/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	34055 /34610
Elevation	389–1,124 m (1,276–3,688 ft) (avg. 450 m or 1,480 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Map

Croix de Mounis, l'Espinouse

Geography

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

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 350 —     1800 308 −12.0% 1806 446 +44.8% 1821 440 −1.3% 1831 649 +47.5% 1836 684 +5.4% 1841 694 +1.5% 1846 701 +1.0% 1851 683 −2.6% 1856 627 −8.2% 1861 583 −7.0% 1866 598 +2.6% 1872 580 −3.0% 1876 611 +5.3% 1881 581 −4.9% 1886 581 +0.0% 1891 521 −10.3%

Year Pop. ±% 1896 538 +3.3% 1901 510 −5.2% 1906 518 +1.6% 1911 513 −1.0% 1921 502 −2.1% 1926 504 +0.4% 1931 517 +2.6% 1936 505 −2.3% 1946 356 −29.5% 1954 291 −18.3% 1962 264 −9.3% 1968 222 −15.9% 1975 188 −15.3% 1982 164 −12.8% 1990 148 −9.8% 1999 167 +12.8% 2008 191 +14.4%

The residents are called Castanetais.

See also

• Communes of the Hérault department