Pézènes-les-Mines

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Pézènes-les-Mines
Chateau
Chateau
Coat of arms of Pézènes-les-Mines
Coat of arms
Pézènes-les-Mines is located in France
Pézènes-les-Mines
Pézènes-les-Mines
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Location within Languedoc-Roussillon region
Pézènes-les-Mines is located in Languedoc-Roussillon
Pézènes-les-Mines
Pézènes-les-Mines
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Country France
Region Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées
Department Hérault
Arrondissement Béziers
Canton Bédarieux
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jacques Arbouy
Area1 26.87 km2 (10.37 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 214
 • Density 8.0/km2 (21/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 34200 / 34600
Elevation 194–501 m (636–1,644 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Pézènes-les-Mines is a commune in the Hérault department in the Languedoc-Roussillon region in southern France.

On the edge of the village is a feudal castle, dominating the site from a rocky ridge. It was listed as a historic site in 1981.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop. ±%
1962 124 —    
1968 151 +21.8%
1975 150 −0.7%
1982 180 +20.0%
1990 207 +15.0%
1999 172 −16.9%
2008 214 +24.4%

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