Bassan

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

Bassan
Commune
Castle
Coat of arms
Location of Bassan
Bassan Bassan
Coordinates: 43°24′43″N 3°15′15″E
Country	France
Region	Occitanie
Department	Hérault
Arrondissement	Béziers
Canton	Béziers-3
Intercommunality	CA Béziers Méditerranée
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Alain Biola
Area ^1	6.79 km^2 (2.62 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	2,112
• Density	310/km^2 (810/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	34025 /34290
Elevation	53–102 m (174–335 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 307 —     1800 292 −4.9% 1806 346 +18.5% 1821 381 +10.1% 1831 440 +15.5% 1841 457 +3.9% 1851 464 +1.5% 1861 486 +4.7% 1872 516 +6.2% 1881 594 +15.1% 1891 652 +9.8% 1901 791 +21.3% 1911 761 −3.8%

Year Pop. ±% 1921 772 +1.4% 1931 819 +6.1% 1946 623 −23.9% 1954 635 +1.9% 1962 614 −3.3% 1968 735 +19.7% 1975 802 +9.1% 1982 1,097 +36.8% 1990 1,353 +23.3% 1999 1,454 +7.5% 2006 1,537 +5.7% 2011 1,726 +12.3%

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See also

• Communes of the Hérault department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.