Graissessac

Graissessac (French pronunciation: [ɡʁɛsəsak]; Occitan: Graisseçac) is a commune in the southern French department of Hérault.

Map

Graissessac
Commune
Graissessac seen from the Col du Layrac
Coat of arms
Location of Graissessac
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Coordinates: 43°40′54″N 3°05′36″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Hérault
Arrondissement	Béziers
Canton	Clermont-l'Hérault
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Mariette Combes[1]
Area 1	10.03 km2 (3.87 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	569
• Density	56.7/km2 (147/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	34117 /34260
Elevation	270–1,001 m (886–3,284 ft) (avg. 1,000 m or 3,300 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	1,510	—
1975	1,134	−4.01%
1982	924	−2.88%
1990	687	−3.64%
1999	632	−0.92%
2009	699	+1.01%
2014	679	−0.58%
2020	585	−2.45%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Hérault department