Pignan

Pignan (French pronunciation: [piɲɑ̃]; Occitan: Pinhan) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.

Pignan
Commune
A general view of Pignan
Coat of arms
Location of Pignan
Pignan Show map of France Pignan Show map of Occitanie
Coordinates: 43°35′07″N 3°45′45″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Hérault
Arrondissement	Montpellier
Canton	Pignan
Intercommunality	Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Michelle Cassar[1]
Area 1	20.32 km2 (7.85 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	8,221
• Density	404.6/km2 (1,048/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	34202 /34570
Elevation	29–217 m (95–712 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. 1793 1,414 —     1800 1,566 +1.47% 1806 1,541 −0.27% 1821 1,809 +1.07% 1831 1,889 +0.43% 1836 2,012 +1.27% 1841 1,925 −0.88% 1846 2,018 +0.95% 1851 1,903 −1.17% 1856 1,891 −0.13% 1861 1,952 +0.64% 1866 2,158 +2.03% 1872 2,166 +0.06% 1876 2,081 −1.00% 1881 1,757 −3.33% 1886 1,835 +0.87% 1891 1,882 +0.51% 1896 2,167 +2.86%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 2,113 −0.50% 1906 1,949 −1.60% 1911 1,859 −0.94% 1921 1,819 −0.22% 1926 1,755 −0.71% 1931 1,766 +0.13% 1936 1,644 −1.42% 1946 1,509 −0.85% 1954 1,680 +1.35% 1962 1,905 +1.58% 1968 2,216 +2.55% 1975 2,677 +2.74% 1982 3,319 +3.12% 1990 4,097 +2.67% 1999 5,665 +3.67% 2007 6,092 +0.91% 2012 6,525 +1.38% 2017 7,019 +1.47%
Source: EHESS[2] and INSEE (1968-2017)[3]

See also

• Communes of the Hérault department