Valros
Commune in Occitania, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Valros is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.
Valros | |
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.jpg) The road into Valros | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Valros  | |
  Valros  Valros | |
| Coordinates: 43°25′16″N 3°22′02″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Hérault |
| Arrondissement | Béziers |
| Canton | Pézenas |
| Intercommunality | CA Béziers Méditerranée |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Michel Loup[1] |
| Area 1 | 6.61 km2 (2.55 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,645 |
| • Density | 250/km2 (640/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 34325 /34290 |
| Elevation | 24–99 m (79–325 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 768 | — |
| 1968 | 788 | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 761 | −3.4% |
| 1982 | 753 | −1.1% |
| 1990 | 1,021 | +35.6% |
| 1999 | 1,130 | +10.7% |
| 2008 | 1,252 | +10.8% |
| 2011 | 1,404 | +12.1% |
Fort de Valros (also known locally as Tour de Valros) is a ruined small castle or fortress. In the mid-19th century, the fort was the site of a semaphore station.
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