La Tour-sur-Orb
Commune in Occitania, France
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La Tour-sur-Orb (French pronunciation: [la tuʁ syʁ ɔʁb]; Occitan: La Torre d'Òrb) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.
 Église Saint-Cyr et Sainte-Julite de Saint-Xist |
 Église Sainte-Marie de Frangouille |
La Tour-sur-Orb | |
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 The church of La Tour-sur-Orb | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of La Tour-sur-Orb | |
  La Tour-sur-Orb  La Tour-sur-Orb | |
| Coordinates: 43°39′15″N 3°08′59″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Hérault |
| Arrondissement | Béziers |
| Canton | Clermont-l'Hérault |
| Intercommunality | Grand Orb |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Bernard Sallettes[1] |
Area 1 | 30.65 km2 (11.83 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,350 |
| • Density | 44.0/km2 (114/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 34312 /34260 |
| Elevation | 204–745 m (669–2,444 ft) (avg. 228 m or 748 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 615 | — |
| 1968 | 758 | +23.3% |
| 1975 | 812 | +7.1% |
| 1982 | 1,031 | +27.0% |
| 1990 | 1,039 | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 1,050 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 1,172 | +11.6% |
