Le Pouget

Le Pouget
Le Pouget
	The church of Sainte-Catherine
	Coat of arms
	Location of Le Pouget
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Hérault
Arrondissement	Lodève
Canton	Gignac
Intercommunality	Vallée de l'Hérault
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Louis Villaret
Area 1	13.91 km2 (5.37 sq mi)
Population (2008)	1,794
• Density	130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	34210 /34230
Elevation	25–161 m (82–528 ft) ; (avg. 95 m or 312 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Le Pouget is a commune in the Hérault department in the Languedoc-Roussillon region in southern France. It contains the Gallardet dolmen.

Geography

Le Pouget is situated on the sides of two valleys, Aumelas and Clermont L'Hérault. The centre of the commune is at the entrance to the medieval circulade. The clay soil favours viticulture. The Hérault river is 2 km from the centre.

History

The village was known for its circulade in the Middle Ages in the time of Louis XIV. The prehistoric dolmen Gallardet (or dolmen de Pouget) is a notable sight in the village.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	1,035	—
1968	1,077	+4.1%
1975	934	−13.3%
1982	987	+5.7%
1990	1,103	+11.8%
1999	1,347	+22.1%
2008	1,794	+33.2%

Inhabitants are Pougétois.

Sights

Église Saint-Jacques, Romanesque church (now the Chapelle des pénitents blancs)
Église Sainte-Catherine, Gothic church (now the parish church)
Dolmen
Saint-Amant fountain
The circulade
Château de l'Estang (private property).

Entrance to dolmen

Personalities

d'Alzon family ^{[citation needed]}
Jacqueline Mirande, French novelist ^{[citation needed]}
Jean-Paul Nozière, French novelist ^{[citation needed]}

References

INSEE

External links

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