Poujols

Poujols is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.

Poujols
Location of Poujols
Poujols is located in France
Poujols
Poujols
Poujols is located in Occitanie
Poujols
Poujols
Coordinates: 43°45′55″N 3°19′30″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentHérault
ArrondissementLodève
CantonLodève
IntercommunalityLodévois – Larzac
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Antoine Goutelle[1]
Area
1
2.86 km2 (1.10 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
181
  Density63/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
34212 /34700
Elevation192–652 m (630–2,139 ft)
(avg. 250 m or 820 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Grand Rue in Poujols.jpg

Population

At the 2017 census the population of the municipality was 164 inhabitants, creating a population density of 57 inhabitants/km2. The town reached peak population in the half a century following the French revolution but dwindled to a low following the Second World War, but has seen some growth in the early 21st century.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 267    
1800 184−5.18%
1806 320+9.66%
1821 288−0.70%
1831 289+0.03%
1836 305+1.08%
1841 277−1.91%
1846 297+1.40%
1851 278−1.31%
1856 300+1.53%
1861 304+0.27%
1866 258−3.23%
1872 242−1.06%
1876 221−2.24%
1881 222+0.09%
1886 212−0.92%
1891 200−1.16%
1896 175−2.64%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 174−0.11%
1906 168−0.70%
1911 144−3.04%
1921 145+0.07%
1926 131−2.01%
1931 116−2.40%
1936 120+0.68%
1946 115−0.42%
1954 98−1.98%
1962 113+1.80%
1968 105−1.22%
1975 113+1.05%
1982 120+0.86%
1990 127+0.71%
1999 125−0.18%
2007 156+2.81%
2012 150−0.78%
2017 164+1.80%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968–2017)[4]

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Poujols, EHESS (in French).
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE


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