Vendargues
Commune in Occitania, France
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Vendargues (French pronunciation: [vɑ̃daʁɡ]) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.
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| Coordinates: 43°39′30″N 3°58′12″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Hérault |
| Arrondissement | Montpellier |
| Canton | Le Crès |
| Intercommunality | Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Guy Lauret[1] |
Area 1 | 8.98 km2 (3.47 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 7,262 |
| • Density | 809/km2 (2,090/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Vendarguois |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 34327 /34740 |
| Elevation | 25–86 m (82–282 ft) |
| Website | www |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Since 2006, Vendargues has been twinned with Clackmannanshire, Scotland.[3]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 1,411 | — |
| 1975 | 1,871 | +4.11% |
| 1982 | 2,601 | +4.82% |
| 1990 | 4,257 | +6.35% |
| 1999 | 5,228 | +2.31% |
| 2007 | 5,462 | +0.55% |
| 2012 | 5,987 | +1.85% |
| 2017 | 6,232 | +0.81% |
| 2023 | 7,262 | +2.58% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
