Grabels

Grabels (French pronunciation: [ɡʁabɛl]; Occitan: Grabèls) is a commune in the Hérault département in the Occitanie region in southern France. It is located on the north west of Montpellier.

Grabels
Commune
Church
Coat of arms
Location of Grabels
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Coordinates: 43°38′55″N 3°48′09″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Hérault
Arrondissement	Montpellier
Canton	Montpellier-1
Intercommunality	Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	René Revol[1] (DVG)
Area 1	16.24 km2 (6.27 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	9,060
• Density	558/km2 (1,440/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	34116 /34790
Elevation	50–167 m (164–548 ft) (avg. 68 m or 223 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	1,020	—
1975	1,537	+6.03%
1982	2,527	+7.36%
1990	3,130	+2.71%
1999	5,438	+6.33%
2007	6,025	+1.29%
2012	6,698	+2.14%
2017	8,430	+4.71%
Source: INSEE[3]

Map

See also

• Communes of the Hérault department