Vias, Hérault
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| Vias | ||
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| Commune | ||
| Bridge over the Canal du Midi
Bridge over the Canal du Midi
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| Country | France | |
| Region | Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées | |
| Department | Hérault | |
| Arrondissement | Béziers | |
| Canton | Agde | |
| Intercommunality | CA Hérault Méditerranée | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jordan Dartier[1] | |
| Area1 | 32.49 km2 (12.54 sq mi) | |
| Population (Jan. 2018)2 | Lua error in Module:Wd at line 405: invalid escape sequence near '"^'. | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 34332 / 34450 | |
| Elevation | 0–33 m (0–108 ft) (avg. 5 m or 16 ft) |
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| 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. | ||
Vias (French pronunciation: [vjas];[2][3] Occitan: Viaç) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.
It is a popular holiday destination, with many camp and caravan sites. Near Vias, the Canal du midi crosses the river Libron, an interesting historic engineering work. Vias station has rail connections to Narbonne, Montpellier and Avignon.
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A boat on the Canal du Midi
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Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1968 | 2,364 | — |
| 1975 | 2,582 | +1.27% |
| 1982 | 2,934 | +1.84% |
| 1990 | 3,517 | +2.29% |
| 1999 | 4,354 | +2.40% |
| 2007 | 5,386 | +2.69% |
| 2012 | 5,366 | −0.07% |
| 2017 | 5,719 | +1.28% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Energy
Around 17% of the commune's electricity is provided by local solar power installations.
See also
References
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