Lignan-sur-Orb

Lignan-sur-Orb (French pronunciation: [liɲɑ̃ syʁ ɔʁb], literally Lignan on Orb; Occitan: Linha d'Òrb) is a commune in the Hérault département in the Occitanie region in southern France.

Map

Lignan-sur-Orb
Commune
Statue of the Virgin at Lignan-sur-Orb
Coat of arms
Location of Lignan-sur-Orb
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Coordinates: 43°23′05″N 3°10′16″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Hérault
Arrondissement	Béziers
Canton	Béziers-2
Intercommunality	Béziers Méditerranée
Government
• Mayor (2022–2026)	Catherine Montaron Sanmarti[1]
Area 1	3.41 km2 (1.32 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	3,227
• Density	946/km2 (2,450/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Lignanais, Lignanaises
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	34140 /34490
Elevation	9–86 m (30–282 ft) (avg. 28 m or 92 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	654	—
1975	1,081	+7.44%
1982	1,867	+8.12%
1990	2,543	+3.94%
1999	2,839	+1.23%
2007	2,929	+0.39%
2012	2,931	+0.01%
2017	3,199	+1.77%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Hérault department