Valros

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Valros
The road into Valros
The road into Valros
Coat of arms of Valros
Coat of arms
Valros is located in France
Valros
Valros
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Location within Languedoc-Roussillon region
Valros is located in Languedoc-Roussillon
Valros
Valros
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Country France
Region Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées
Department Hérault
Arrondissement Béziers
Canton Servian
Intercommunality Pays de Thongue
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Michel Loup
Area1 6.61 km2 (2.55 sq mi)
Population (2011)2 1,404
 • Density 210/km2 (550/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 34325 / 34290
Elevation 24–99 m (79–325 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.

Valros is a commune in the Hérault department in the Languedoc-Roussillon region in southern France.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop. ±%
1962 768 —    
1968 788 +2.6%
1975 761 −3.4%
1982 753 −1.1%
1990 1,021 +35.6%
1999 1,130 +10.7%
2008 1,252 +10.8%
2011 1,404 +12.1%

Sights and monuments

Fort de Valros (also known locally as Tour de Valros) is a ruined small castle or fortress. In the mid-19th century, the fort was the site of a semaphore station

See also

References

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