Bassan

Coordinates: 43°24′43″N 3°15′15″E / 43.4119°N 3.2542°E / 43.4119; 3.2542
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Bassan
Castle
Castle
Flag of Bassan
Coat of arms of Bassan
Location of Bassan
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Bassan is located in France
Bassan
Bassan
Bassan is located in Occitanie
Bassan
Bassan
Coordinates: 43°24′43″N 3°15′15″E / 43.4119°N 3.2542°E / 43.4119; 3.2542
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentHérault
ArrondissementBéziers
CantonBéziers-3
IntercommunalityCA Béziers Méditerranée
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Alain Biola[1]
Area
1
6.79 km2 (2.62 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,287
 • Density340/km2 (870/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
34025 /34290
Elevation53–102 m (174–335 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bassan (French pronunciation: [basɑ̃]; Occitan: Baçan) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.

Population[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 307—    
1821 381+0.77%
1846 461+0.77%
1872 516+0.43%
1901 791+1.48%
1926 743−0.25%
1946 623−0.88%
1962 614−0.09%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 735+3.04%
1975 802+1.25%
1982 1,097+4.58%
1990 1,353+2.66%
1999 1,454+0.80%
2007 1,548+0.79%
2012 1,793+2.98%
2017 2,112+3.33%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Bassan, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE