Saint-Pargoire

Saint-Pargoire (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ paʁɡwaʁ]; Occitan: Sant Pargòri) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.

Saint-Pargoire
Commune
The church of Saint-Pargoire
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Pargoire
Saint-Pargoire Show map of France Saint-Pargoire Show map of Occitanie
Coordinates: 43°31′43″N 3°31′11″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Hérault
Arrondissement	Lodève
Canton	Gignac
Intercommunality	Vallée de l'Hérault
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Luc Darmanin[1]
Area 1	23.77 km2 (9.18 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	2,378
• Density	100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	34281 /34230
Elevation	18–221 m (59–725 ft) (avg. 74 m or 243 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 1,181 —     1800 1,197 +0.19% 1806 1,391 +2.54% 1821 1,452 +0.29% 1831 1,496 +0.30% 1836 1,768 +3.40% 1841 1,806 +0.43% 1846 1,631 −2.02% 1851 1,686 +0.67% 1856 1,751 +0.76% 1861 1,776 +0.28% 1866 1,986 +2.26% 1872 2,004 +0.15% 1876 1,910 −1.19% 1881 1,498 −4.74% 1886 1,514 +0.21% 1891 1,557 +0.56% 1896 1,524 −0.43%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 1,640 +1.48% 1906 1,638 −0.02% 1911 1,696 +0.70% 1921 1,775 +0.46% 1926 1,750 −0.28% 1931 1,740 −0.11% 1936 1,706 −0.39% 1946 1,417 −1.84% 1954 1,422 +0.04% 1962 1,437 +0.13% 1968 1,482 +0.52% 1975 1,243 −2.48% 1982 1,209 −0.40% 1990 1,252 +0.44% 1999 1,357 +0.90% 2007 1,793 +3.54% 2012 2,147 +3.67% 2017 2,276 +1.17%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

See also

• Communes of the Hérault department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Saint-Pargoire, EHESS (in French).
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE