Hérault
French department in Occitania / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hérault (Occitan: Erau) is a department in the region of Occitanie in southern France. It is named after the Hérault river.
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Hérault | |
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Coordinates: 43°21′N 3°13′E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitanie |
Prefecture | Montpellier |
Subprefectures | Béziers Lodève |
Government | |
• President | Kléber Mesquida[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 6,101 km2 (2,356 sq mi) |
Population (2014)[3] | |
• Total | 1,107,398 |
• Rank | 21st |
• Density | 180/km2 (470/sq mi) |
Demonym | Héraultais |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | FR-34 |
Arrondissements | 3 |
Cantons | 25 |
Communes | 343 |
Website | http://www.herault.fr/ |
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The inhabitants of Hérault are known, in French, as Héraultais (women: Héraultaises).[4]