Colombières-sur-Orb

Colombières-sur-Orb

Saint-Pierre Church

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Colombières-sur-Orb

Coordinates: 43°34′52″N 3°00′38″E / 43.5811°N 3.0106°E / 43.5811; 3.0106Coordinates: 43°34′52″N 3°00′38″E / 43.5811°N 3.0106°E / 43.5811; 3.0106
Country France
Region Occitanie
Department Hérault
Arrondissement Béziers
Canton Olargues
Intercommunality Orb et Jaur
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jean-Luc Barthes
Area1 8.11 km2 (3.13 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 452
  Density 56/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 34080 / 34390
Elevation 132–1,008 m (433–3,307 ft)

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.

Colombières-sur-Orb is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France.

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The communal territory is home to a castle and the Gorges de Colombières, part of the Haut-Languedoc Regional Park, which includes prehistoric traces of troglodytes.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1831800    
1861622−22.3%
1891506−18.6%
1921349−31.0%
1926351+0.6%
1931308−12.3%
1936320+3.9%
1946292−8.8%
1954251−14.0%
1962259+3.2%
1968266+2.7%
1975270+1.5%
1982339+25.6%
1990397+17.1%
1999417+5.0%
2008452+8.4%

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