Poujols

Poujols is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.

Poujols
Commune
Location of Poujols
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Coordinates: 43°45′55″N 3°19′30″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Hérault
Arrondissement	Lodève
Canton	Lodève
Intercommunality	Lodévois – Larzac
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Antoine Goutelle[1]
Area 1	2.86 km2 (1.10 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	183
• Density	64/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	34212 /34700
Elevation	192–652 m (630–2,139 ft) (avg. 250 m or 820 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Grand Rue in Poujols.jpg

Population

At the 2017 census the population of the municipality was 164 inhabitants, creating a population density of 57 inhabitants/km². The town reached peak population in the half a century following the French Revolution but dwindled to a low following the Second World War, but has seen some growth in the early 21st century.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 267 —     1800 184 −5.18% 1806 320 +9.66% 1821 288 −0.70% 1831 289 +0.03% 1836 305 +1.08% 1841 277 −1.91% 1846 297 +1.40% 1851 278 −1.31% 1856 300 +1.53% 1861 304 +0.27% 1866 258 −3.23% 1872 242 −1.06% 1876 221 −2.24% 1881 222 +0.09% 1886 212 −0.92% 1891 200 −1.16% 1896 175 −2.64%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 174 −0.11% 1906 168 −0.70% 1911 144 −3.04% 1921 145 +0.07% 1926 131 −2.01% 1931 116 −2.40% 1936 120 +0.68% 1946 115 −0.42% 1954 98 −1.98% 1962 113 +1.80% 1968 105 −1.22% 1975 113 +1.05% 1982 120 +0.86% 1990 127 +0.71% 1999 125 −0.18% 2007 156 +2.81% 2012 150 −0.78% 2017 164 +1.80%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968–2017)[4]

See also

• Communes of the Hérault department