Laurens, Hérault

Laurens
The Rue du château at Laurens The Rue du château at Laurens
Coat of arms of Laurens Coat of arms
Laurens
Location within Languedoc-Roussillon region Laurens
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées
Department	Hérault
Arrondissement	Béziers
Canton	Murviel-lès-Béziers
Intercommunality	Faugères
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	François Anglade
Area1	16.39 km2 (6.33 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	1,304
• Density	80/km2 (210/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	34130 / 34480
Elevation	117–228 m (384–748 ft) (avg. 140 m or 460 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.

Laurens is a commune in the Hérault département in the Languedoc-Roussillon region in southern France.

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Map

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	1,039	—
1968	1,047	+0.8%
1975	1,028	−1.8%
1982	1,006	−2.1%
1990	1,009	+0.3%
1999	932	−7.6%
2008	1,304	+39.9%

See also

• Communes of the Hérault department

References

• INSEE