Roujan
Commune in Occitania, France
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Roujan (French pronunciation: [ʁuʒɑ̃]; Occitan: Rojan) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France, about 22 km north of Beziers.
Roujan | |
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Town hall | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Roujan | |
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| Coordinates: 43°30′20″N 3°18′41″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Hérault |
| Arrondissement | Béziers |
| Canton | Cazouls-lès-Béziers |
| Intercommunality | CC Les Avant-Monts |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean Blanquefort[1] |
Area 1 | 17.02 km2 (6.57 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 2,336 |
| • Density | 137.3/km2 (355.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 34237 /34320 |
| Elevation | 49–246 m (161–807 ft) (avg. 115 m or 377 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Sights
Cassan Abbey, an 18th-century historical monument is located in the commune on the road to Faugères.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,481 | — |
| 1975 | 1,379 | −1.01% |
| 1982 | 1,409 | +0.31% |
| 1990 | 1,366 | −0.39% |
| 1999 | 1,486 | +0.94% |
| 2007 | 1,902 | +3.13% |
| 2012 | 1,954 | +0.54% |
| 2017 | 2,158 | +2.01% |
| 2023 | 2,336 | +1.33% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Personalities
- Jules Roucairol, victim of Napoléon III's coup d'état
