Sète
Administrative division in Occitania, France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sète (French pronunciation: [sɛt]; Occitan: Seta, [ˈsetɔ]), also historically spelled Cette (official until 1928) and Sette, is a commune in the Hérault department, in the region of Occitania, southern France. Its inhabitants are called Sétois (male) and Sétoises (female) in French, "Setòris" and "Setòria" in Occitan.
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Sète | |
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Coordinates: 43°24′19″N 3°41′51″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitania |
Department | Hérault |
Arrondissement | Montpellier |
Canton | Sète |
Intercommunality | CA Sète Agglopôle Méditerranée |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | François Commeinhes[1] (DVD) |
Area 1 | 24.21 km2 (9.35 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 44,712 |
• Density | 1,800/km2 (4,800/sq mi) |
Demonym | Sétois |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 34301 /34200 |
Elevation | 0–176 m (0–577 ft) (avg. 4 m or 13 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
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