Autignac

Autignac (French pronunciation: [otiɲak]; Languedocien: Autinhac) is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France.

Autignac
Commune
A general view of Autignac
Coat of arms
Location of Autignac
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Coordinates: 43°30′N 3°10′E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Hérault
Arrondissement	Béziers
Canton	Cazouls-lès-Béziers
Intercommunality	CC Les Avant-Monts
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Claude Marchi[1]
Area 1	11.55 km2 (4.46 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	962
• Density	83.3/km2 (216/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	34018 /34480
Elevation	79–205 m (259–673 ft) (avg. 57 m or 187 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Winemaking

Autignac is one of the seven communes which produces Faugères AOC wine.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	994	—
1968	1,005	+1.1%
1975	910	−9.5%
1982	948	+4.2%
1990	698	−26.4%
1999	747	+7.0%
2008	808	+8.2%
2015	896	+10.9%

Further reading

• Hoffman, Steve (2024). A Season for That: Lost and Found in the Other Southern France. New York: Crown Books. ISBN 978-0-593-24030-4.

See also

• Communes of the Hérault department