Valros

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

Valros
Commune
The road into Valros
Coat of arms
Location of Valros
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Coordinates: 43°25′16″N 3°22′02″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Hérault
Arrondissement	Béziers
Canton	Pézenas
Intercommunality	CA Béziers Méditerranée
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Michel Loup[1]
Area 1	6.61 km2 (2.55 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,665
• Density	250/km2 (650/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	34325 /34290
Elevation	24–99 m (79–325 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.	±%
1962	768	—
1968	788	+2.6%
1975	761	−3.4%
1982	753	−1.1%
1990	1,021	+35.6%
1999	1,130	+10.7%
2008	1,252	+10.8%
2011	1,404	+12.1%

Sights and monuments

Fort de Valros (also known locally as Tour de Valros) is a ruined small castle or fortress. In the mid-19th century, the fort was the site of a semaphore station.

See also

• Communes of the Hérault department