Graissessac

Graissessac
Graissessac seen from the Col du Layrac Graissessac seen from the Col du Layrac
Coat of arms of Graissessac Coat of arms
Graissessac
Location within Languedoc-Roussillon region Graissessac
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées
Department	Hérault
Arrondissement	Béziers
Canton	Bédarieux
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Francine Saisi
Area1	10.03 km2 (3.87 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	690
• Density	69/km2 (180/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	34117 / 34260
Elevation	270–1,001 m (886–3,284 ft) (avg. 1,000 m or 3,300 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.

Graissessac is a commune in the Hérault département in the Languedoc-Roussillon region in southern France.

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Map

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1881	3,089	—
1891	2,936	−5.0%
1901	2,093	−28.7%
1911	2,042	−2.4%
1921	2,200	+7.7%
1931	2,548	+15.8%
1936	2,416	−5.2%
1954	2,404	−0.5%
1962	1,962	−18.4%
1968	1,510	−23.0%
1975	1,134	−24.9%
1982	924	−18.5%
1990	687	−25.6%
1999	632	−8.0%
2008	690	+9.2%

See also

• Communes of the Hérault department

References

• INSEE