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Valros
The road into Valros
The road into Valros
Coat of arms of Valros
Location of Valros
Map
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentHérault
ArrondissementBéziers
CantonServian
IntercommunalityPays de Thongue
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Michel Loup
Area
1
6.61 km2 (2.55 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
1,404
 • Density210/km2 (550/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
34325 /34290
Elevation24–99 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.

Valros is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie 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

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