Pignan

Coordinates: 43°35′07″N 3°45′45″E / 43.5853°N 3.7625°E / 43.5853; 3.7625
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Pignan
A general view of Pignan
A general view of Pignan
Coat of arms of Pignan
Location of Pignan
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Pignan is located in France
Pignan
Pignan
Pignan is located in Occitanie
Pignan
Pignan
Coordinates: 43°35′07″N 3°45′45″E / 43.5853°N 3.7625°E / 43.5853; 3.7625
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentHérault
ArrondissementMontpellier
CantonPignan
IntercommunalityMontpellier Méditerranée Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Michelle Cassar[1]
Area
1
20.32 km2 (7.85 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
8,221
 • Density400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
34202 /34570
Elevation29–217 m (95–712 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Pignan (French pronunciation: [piɲɑ̃]; Occitan: Pinhan) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.

Population[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,414—    
1800 1,566+1.47%
1806 1,541−0.27%
1821 1,809+1.07%
1831 1,889+0.43%
1836 2,012+1.27%
1841 1,925−0.88%
1846 2,018+0.95%
1851 1,903−1.17%
1856 1,891−0.13%
1861 1,952+0.64%
1866 2,158+2.03%
1872 2,166+0.06%
1876 2,081−1.00%
1881 1,757−3.33%
1886 1,835+0.87%
1891 1,882+0.51%
1896 2,167+2.86%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 2,113−0.50%
1906 1,949−1.60%
1911 1,859−0.94%
1921 1,819−0.22%
1926 1,755−0.71%
1931 1,766+0.13%
1936 1,644−1.42%
1946 1,509−0.85%
1954 1,680+1.35%
1962 1,905+1.58%
1968 2,216+2.55%
1975 2,677+2.74%
1982 3,319+3.12%
1990 4,097+2.67%
1999 5,665+3.67%
2007 6,092+0.91%
2012 6,525+1.38%
2017 7,019+1.47%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Pignan, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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