Rieussec

This article is about the commune in France; for the inventor of the chronograph, see Nicolas Mathieu Rieussec.

Rieussec
Rieussec seen from the hillside
Coat of arms
Rieussec
Location within Languedoc-Roussillon region Rieussec
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées
Department	Hérault
Arrondissement	Béziers
Canton	Saint-Pons-de-Thomières
Intercommunality	Pays Saint-Ponais
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	André Barreau
Area1	22.2 km2 (8.6 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	94
• Density	4.2/km2 (11/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	34228 / 34220
Elevation	314–860 m (1,030–2,822 ft) (avg. 490 m or 1,610 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.

Rieussec (Occitan: Riu Sec, meaning dry river) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Languedoc-Roussillon region in southern France.

Map

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	61	—
1968	70	+14.8%
1975	62	−11.4%
1982	71	+14.5%
1990	54	−23.9%
1999	76	+40.7%
2008	94	+23.7%

Geography

The Thoré has its source in the northern part of the commune.

See also

• Communes of the Hérault department

References

• INSEE