Le Crès

Le Crès
Lake
Location of Le Crès
Le Crès
Le Crès
Coordinates: 43°38′53″N 3°56′23″E / 43.6481°N 3.9397°E / 43.6481; 3.9397
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentHérault
ArrondissementMontpellier
CantonLe Crès
IntercommunalityMontpellier Méditerranée Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Stéphane Champay[1]
Area
1
5.84 km2 (2.25 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
9,267
 • Density1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
34090 /34920
Elevation29–83 m (95–272 ft)
(avg. 70 m or 230 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Le Crès (French pronunciation: [lə kʁɛs] ; Languedocien: Lo Crèç) is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France. The town has three football stadiums and a secondary school. Every year there is a village party with bulls in the arena and in the streets.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,388—    
1975 4,529+18.41%
1982 6,088+4.32%
1990 6,601+1.02%
1999 6,800+0.33%
2007 6,886+0.16%
2012 8,430+4.13%
2017 9,321+2.03%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE