Le Crès

Le Crès (French pronunciation: [lə kʁɛs] ^ⓘ; Languedocien: Lo Crèç) is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France. The town has three football stadiums and a secondary school. Every year there is a village party with bulls in the arena and in the streets.

Le Crès
Commune
Lake
Coat of arms
Location of Le Crès
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Coordinates: 43°38′53″N 3°56′23″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Hérault
Arrondissement	Montpellier
Canton	Le Crès
Intercommunality	Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Stéphane Champay[1]
Area 1	5.84 km2 (2.25 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	9,267
• Density	1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	34090 /34920
Elevation	29–83 m (95–272 ft) (avg. 70 m or 230 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	1,388	—
1975	4,529	+18.41%
1982	6,088	+4.32%
1990	6,601	+1.02%
1999	6,800	+0.33%
2007	6,886	+0.16%
2012	8,430	+4.13%
2017	9,321	+2.03%
Source: INSEE[3]

Map

See also

• Communes of the Hérault department
• Castelnau-le Crès FC