Poussan

Poussan
Commune
Castle
Castle
Coat of arms of Poussan
Coat of arms
Location of Poussan
Map
Poussan is located in France
Poussan
Poussan
Poussan is located in Occitanie
Poussan
Poussan
Coordinates: 43°29′22″N 3°40′15″E / 43.4894°N 3.6708°E / 43.4894; 3.6708
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentHérault
ArrondissementMontpellier
CantonMèze
IntercommunalityCA Sète Agglopôle Méditerranée
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Florence Sanchez[1]
Area
1
30.08 km2 (11.61 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
6,283
 • Density210/km2 (540/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
34213 /34560
Elevation0–286 m (0–938 ft)
(avg. 2 m or 6.6 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
General view from southeast.

Poussan (French pronunciation: [pusɑ̃]; Occitan: Poçan) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.

Population[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,319—    
1800 1,483+1.69%
1806 1,649+1.78%
1821 1,764+0.45%
1831 1,916+0.83%
1836 1,827−0.95%
1841 1,931+1.11%
1846 1,986+0.56%
1851 1,990+0.04%
1856 1,959−0.31%
1861 2,066+1.07%
1866 2,245+1.68%
1872 2,261+0.12%
1876 2,333+0.79%
1881 1,958−3.44%
1886 1,910−0.50%
1891 2,055+1.47%
1896 2,313+2.39%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 2,416+0.88%
1906 2,226−1.62%
1911 2,046−1.67%
1921 2,067+0.10%
1926 1,943−1.23%
1931 1,911−0.33%
1936 1,753−1.71%
1946 1,430−2.02%
1954 1,568+1.16%
1962 1,625+0.45%
1968 1,894+2.59%
1975 2,103+1.51%
1982 2,728+3.79%
1990 3,505+3.18%
1999 4,044+1.60%
2007 4,644+1.74%
2012 5,811+4.59%
2017 5,972+0.55%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Poussan, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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