Saint-Étienne-de-Gourgas

Saint-Étienne-de-Gourgas (Languedocien: Sant Estève de Gorgàs) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.

Saint-Étienne-de-Gourgas
Commune
Cirque du Bout du Monde
Location of Saint-Étienne-de-Gourgas
Saint-Étienne-de-Gourgas Show map of France Saint-Étienne-de-Gourgas Show map of Occitanie
Coordinates: 43°46′14″N 3°22′42″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Hérault
Arrondissement	Lodève
Canton	Lodève
Intercommunality	Lodévois-Larzac
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Luc Requi[1]
Area 1	19.43 km2 (7.50 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	520
• Density	27/km2 (69/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	34251 /34700
Elevation	240–762 m (787–2,500 ft) (avg. 380 m or 1,250 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Saint-Étienne-de-Gourgas is known for the "Cirque du Bout du Monde" which was formed from a meander in the Ruisseau de la Bronzinadouïre that cut deeply into the plateau of the Causse du Larzac leaving the monumental chalk cliffs.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	221	—
1968	233	+5.4%
1975	212	−9.0%
1982	254	+19.8%
1990	253	−0.4%
1999	308	+21.7%
2008	449	+45.8%

See also

• Communes of the Hérault department