Octon, Hérault

Octon

The main square in Octon

Coat of arms
Octon

Coordinates: 43°39′18″N 3°18′12″E / 43.655°N 3.3033°E / 43.655; 3.3033Coordinates: 43°39′18″N 3°18′12″E / 43.655°N 3.3033°E / 43.655; 3.3033
Country France
Region Occitanie
Department Hérault
Arrondissement Lodève
Canton Lunas
Intercommunality Clermontais
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Bernard Coste
Area1 21.81 km2 (8.42 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 427
  Density 20/km2 (51/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 34186 / 34800
Elevation 134–700 m (440–2,297 ft)
(avg. 125 m or 410 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Octon is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962220    
1968253+15.0%
1975220−13.0%
1982243+10.5%
1990350+44.0%
1999397+13.4%
2008427+7.6%

See also

References

    Market in Octon 2012
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