Pouzolles

Pouzolles (Occitan: Posòlas) is a commune in the Hérault department and Occitanie in southern France.

Pouzolles
General view
Coat of arms
Location of Pouzolles
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Coordinates: 43°29′03″N 3°16′47″E
Country	France
Region	Occitanie
Department	Hérault
Arrondissement	Arrondissement of Béziers
Canton	Canton of Roujan
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes des Avant-Monts du Centre Hérault
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Guy Roucayrol
Area 1	10.01 km2 (3.86 sq mi)
Population  (2006)	1,001
• Density	100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Demonym	Pouzollais
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	34214 /34480
Elevation	48–180 m (157–591 ft) (avg. 90 m or 300 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Activities

The village has a small collection of shops (bakery, superette, tobacconist) and several chambres d'hôtes. There are other activities, such as a post office, a nearby paintball, a seasonal gallery and of course the local wine industry.

Places of interest

• the château (see pictures)

View of the Château

• the village center, built as a circulade

Demography

Change in population
(Source : INSEE^[1])

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
833	855	788	765	762	781	1001
From the year 1962 on: population without double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. .

Related pages

• Communes of the Hérault department

References

1. Pouzolles sur le site de l'Insee (in French)

Other websites

• Official Pouzolles website Archived 2012-01-29 at the Wayback Machine (in French)