Castries, Hérault

Castries (French pronunciation: [kastʁi] ^ⓘ; Occitan: Càstrias) is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France.

Map

A wood called Les Pins

Aqueduc of Castries

Castries Càstrias (Occitan)
Commune
An aerial view of the Château de Castries
Coat of arms
Location of Castries
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Coordinates: 43°40′47″N 3°58′56″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Hérault
Arrondissement	Montpellier
Canton	Le Crès
Intercommunality	Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Claudine Vassas Mejri[1]
Area 1	24.05 km2 (9.29 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	6,722
• Density	280/km2 (720/sq mi)
Demonym	Castriotes
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	34058 /34160
Elevation	20–154 m (66–505 ft) (avg. 70 m or 230 ft)
Website	www.castries.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 511 —     1800 558 +1.26% 1806 615 +1.63% 1821 787 +1.66% 1831 715 −0.95% 1836 798 +2.22% 1841 954 +3.64% 1846 1,017 +1.29% 1851 1,126 +2.06% 1856 1,150 +0.42% 1861 1,213 +1.07% 1866 1,386 +2.70% 1872 1,415 +0.35% 1876 1,212 −3.80% 1881 1,044 −2.94% 1886 1,080 +0.68% 1891 1,168 +1.58% 1896 1,280 +1.85%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 1,339 +0.91% 1906 1,336 −0.04% 1911 1,242 −1.45% 1921 1,368 +0.97% 1926 1,364 −0.06% 1931 1,430 +0.95% 1936 1,234 −2.91% 1946 1,090 −1.23% 1954 1,247 +1.70% 1962 1,368 +1.16% 1968 1,791 +4.59% 1975 2,461 +4.64% 1982 3,419 +4.81% 1990 3,992 +1.96% 1999 5,146 +2.86% 2007 5,471 +0.77% 2012 5,873 +1.43% 2017 6,178 +1.02%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Twin towns — sister cities

Castries is twinned with Volpiano, Italy since 2010.

Sights

• Château de Castries. There is also a stone aqueduct which originally supplied water to the chateau.

See also

• Communes of the Hérault department