Castries, Hérault

Castries (Occitan: Càstias) is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France.

Map

A wood called Les Pins

Aqueduc of Castries

Castries
Commune
Chateau
Coat of arms
Location of Castries
Castries Castries
Coordinates: 43°40′47″N 3°58′56″E
Country	France
Region	Occitanie
Department	Hérault
Arrondissement	Montpellier
Canton	Le Crès
Intercommunality	Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Gilbert Pastor
Area ^1	24.05 km^2 (9.29 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	6,178
• Density	260/km^2 (670/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	34058 /34160
Elevation	20–154 m (66–505 ft) (avg. 70 m or 230 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 511 —     1800 558 +9.2% 1806 615 +10.2% 1821 787 +28.0% 1831 715 −9.1% 1836 798 +11.6% 1841 954 +19.5% 1846 1,017 +6.6% 1851 1,126 +10.7% 1856 1,150 +2.1% 1861 1,213 +5.5% 1866 1,386 +14.3% 1872 1,415 +2.1% 1876 1,212 −14.3% 1881 1,044 −13.9% 1886 1,080 +3.4% 1891 1,168 +8.1%

Year Pop. ±% 1896 1,280 +9.6% 1901 1,339 +4.6% 1906 1,336 −0.2% 1911 1,242 −7.0% 1921 1,368 +10.1% 1926 1,364 −0.3% 1931 1,430 +4.8% 1936 1,234 −13.7% 1946 1,090 −11.7% 1954 1,247 +14.4% 1962 1,368 +9.7% 1968 1,791 +30.9% 1975 2,461 +37.4% 1982 3,419 +38.9% 1990 3,992 +16.8% 1999 5,146 +28.9% 2008 5,519 +7.2%

Twin towns — sister cities

Castries is twinned with Volpiano, Italy since 2010.

Sights

• Château de Castries. There is also a stone aqueduct which originally supplied water to the chateau.

See also

• Communes of the Hérault department

References

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