Vendargues

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

Vendargues
Commune
An aerial view of Vendargues
Coat of arms
Location of Vendargues
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Coordinates: 43°39′30″N 3°58′12″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Hérault
Arrondissement	Montpellier
Canton	Le Crès
Intercommunality	Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Guy Lauret[1]
Area 1	8.98 km2 (3.47 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	7,157
• Density	800/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Demonym	Vendarguois
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	34327 /34740
Elevation	25–86 m (82–282 ft)
Website	www.vendargues.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Since 2006, Vendargues has been twinned with Clackmannanshire, Scotland.^[3]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,411	—
1975	1,871	+4.11%
1982	2,601	+4.82%
1990	4,257	+6.35%
1999	5,228	+2.31%
2007	5,462	+0.55%
2012	5,987	+1.85%
2017	6,232	+0.81%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

• Communes of the Hérault department