Pinet, Hérault

Pinet (French pronunciation: [pinɛ]) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.

Pinet
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Pinet
Pinet Show map of France Pinet Show map of Occitanie
Coordinates: 43°24′20″N 3°30′36″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Hérault
Arrondissement	Béziers
Canton	Pézenas
Intercommunality	CA Hérault Méditerranée
Government
• Mayor (2021–2026)	Nicolas Isern[1]
Area 1	8.83 km2 (3.41 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	2,012
• Density	230/km2 (590/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	34203 /34850
Elevation	5–68 m (16–223 ft) (avg. 13 m or 43 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

A trail in Pinet.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	806	—
1968	814	+1.0%
1975	805	−1.1%
1982	827	+2.7%
1990	904	+9.3%
1999	990	+9.5%
2008	1,300	+31.3%

Economy

AOP Picpoul de Pinet is the only white wine appellation in the Languedoc. Vineyards are situated on the low hills surrounding the Etang de Thau, and include six different villages. Annual production is around 8,000,000 litres (1,800,000 imp gal). The wine is named Picpoul de Pinet, but the grape variety is Piquepoul blanc. Cultivation covers about 1,400 hectares (3,500 acres), on mostly limestone-based soils.^[3]

See also

• Communes of the Hérault department