Cessenon-sur-Orb

Cessenon-sur-Orb (French pronunciation: [sɛsnɔ̃ syʁ ɔʁb], literally Cessenon on Orb; Occitan: Cecenon) is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France.

Map

Cessenon-sur-Orb
Commune
A general view of Cessenon-sur-Orb
Coat of arms
Location of Cessenon-sur-Orb
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Coordinates: 43°27′03″N 3°03′07″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Hérault
Arrondissement	Béziers
Canton	Saint-Pons-de-Thomières
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Marie-Pierre Pons[1]
Area 1	37.29 km2 (14.40 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	2,390
• Density	64/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	34074 /34460
Elevation	29–254 m (95–833 ft) (avg. 52 m or 171 ft)
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.
1968	2,025	—
1975	1,736	−2.18%
1982	1,680	−0.47%
1990	1,602	−0.59%
1999	1,730	+0.86%
2007	1,968	+1.62%
2012	2,123	+1.53%
2017	2,284	+1.47%
Source: INSEE[3]

Hamlet of Lugné.

The Eucalyptus forest.

See also

• Communes of the Hérault department