Montbazin
Commune in Occitania, France
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Montbazin (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃bazɛ̃]; Occitan: Montbasin) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France. It is part of the agglomeration of Sète. In Roman times it was an important stopover on the road from Narbonne to Rome.
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| Coordinates: 43°31′00″N 3°41′48″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Hérault |
| Arrondissement | Montpellier |
| Canton | Mèze |
| Intercommunality | CA Sète Agglopôle Méditerranée |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Josian Ribes[1] |
Area 1 | 21.13 km2 (8.16 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 2,877 |
| • Density | 136.2/km2 (352.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 34165 /34560 |
| Elevation | 16–313 m (52–1,027 ft) (avg. 34 m or 112 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
Its inhabitants are referred to as Montbazinois.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 1,041 | — |
| 1975 | 1,109 | +0.91% |
| 1982 | 1,377 | +3.14% |
| 1990 | 2,062 | +5.18% |
| 1999 | 2,214 | +0.79% |
| 2007 | 2,779 | +2.88% |
| 2012 | 2,927 | +1.04% |
| 2017 | 2,952 | +0.17% |
| 2023 | 2,877 | −0.43% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Administration
Gallery
Chapelle Saint-Pierre
A street in the village
Trail in the garrigue on the Moure Hills
Colonies of sand hill snails
Gate in the fortification
Personalities linked to the municipality
- Pierre-Paul Poulalion, known as the “poète boiteux”, born in Montbazin on 29 June 1801, poet and writer.2
- Eugène Montel, born in Montbazin on 5 June 1885, teacher, journalist and politician.
- Jocelyne Carmichael, born in Paris on 13 February 1935 and died in Montbazin on 9 November 2017, poet, writer, director, French actress and activist for women's rights.3
- Pierre Mariétan, born in Monthey, Switzerland on 23 September 1935, lives in Montbazin. Composer and teacher.
