Vacquières
Appearance
Vacquières | |
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Country | France |
Region | Occitania |
Department | Hérault |
Arrondissement | Montpellier |
Canton | Claret |
Intercommunality | Orthus |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Denise Gomez |
Area 1 | 14.74 km2 (5.69 sq mi) |
Population (2008) | 418 |
• Density | 28/km2 (73/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 34318 /34270 |
Elevation | 85–206 m (279–676 ft) (avg. 70 m or 230 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Vacquières is a commune in the Hérault department in the Languedoc-Roussillon region in southern France. J-B Cavalier produces a very drinkable (organic) white wine here.
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1802 | 170 | — |
1851 | 284 | +67.1% |
1901 | 260 | −8.5% |
1954 | 211 | −18.8% |
1962 | 175 | −17.1% |
1968 | 181 | +3.4% |
1975 | 174 | −3.9% |
1982 | 191 | +9.8% |
1990 | 231 | +20.9% |
1999 | 293 | +26.8% |
2008 | 418 | +42.7% |
See also
References
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