Laurens | |
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Coordinates: 43°31′27″N 3°11′52″E / 43.5242°N 3.1978°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitania |
Department | Hérault |
Arrondissement | Béziers |
Canton | Cazouls-lès-Béziers |
Intercommunality | CC Les Avant-Monts |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | François Anglade [1] |
Area 1 | 16.39 km2 (6.33 sq mi) |
Population (2021)
[2] | 1,774 |
• Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+02:00 ( CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code |
34130 /34480 |
Elevation | 117–228 m (384–748 ft) (avg. 140 m or 460 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Laurens (French pronunciation: [lɔʁɛ̃s]; Languedocien: Laurenç) is a commune in the Hérault département in the Occitanie region in southern France.
Laurens is one of the seven communes which produces Faugères AOC wine.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 1,039 | — |
1968 | 1,047 | +0.8% |
1975 | 1,028 | −1.8% |
1982 | 1,006 | −2.1% |
1990 | 1,009 | +0.3% |
1999 | 932 | −7.6% |
2008 | 1,304 | +39.9% |