Hérault
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Hérault (French pronunciation: [eʁo];[3] Occitan: Erau, [eˈɾaw]) is a department of the region of Occitania, Southern France. Named after the Hérault River, its prefecture is Montpellier. It had a population of 1,175,623 in 2019.[4]
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Hérault
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Coordinates: 43°21′N 3°13′E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitanie |
Prefecture | Montpellier |
Subprefectures | Béziers Lodève |
Government | |
• President of the Departmental Council | Kléber Mesquida[1] (PS) |
Area | |
• Total | 6,224 km2 (2,403 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 1,201,883 |
• Rank | 18th |
• Density | 190/km2 (500/sq mi) |
Demonym | Héraultais |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Department number | 34 |
Arrondissements | 3 |
Constituency | 9 |
Cantons | 25 |
Intercommunality | 16 |
Communes | 342 |
^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2 |
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