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Béziers
city in Hérault, Occitanie, France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Béziers (Occitan: Besièrs) is a commune in the Hérault département in the Occitanie region in southern France. It is a subprefecture of the department and also the capital of the arrondissement of the same name.
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Béziers | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
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Coordinates: 43°20′51″N 3°13′08″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitanie |
Department | Hérault |
Arrondissement | Béziers |
Canton | Béziers-1 Béziers-2 Béziers-3 |
Intercommunality | Béziers Méditerranée |
Government | |
• Mayor (2014–2020) | Robert Ménard[1] |
Area 1 | 95.48 km2 (36.87 sq mi) |
Population (2014) | 75,701 |
• Density | 790/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
Demonym | Biterrois |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 34032 /34500 |
Elevation | 4–120 m (13–394 ft) (avg. 17 m or 56 ft) |
Website | www.ville-beziers.fr |
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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Béziers is one of the oldest cities in France. Research shows that Béziers was built by Greeks in the 6th century BC.[2] Some archaeologists think that Béziers could be the oldest town of France, even before Marseille.[3]