Saint-Étienne-de-Gourgas

Saint-Étienne-de-Gourgas is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.

Saint-Étienne-de-Gourgas
Cirque du Bout du Monde
Location of Saint-Étienne-de-Gourgas
Saint-Étienne-de-Gourgas
Saint-Étienne-de-Gourgas
Coordinates: 43°46′14″N 3°22′42″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentHérault
ArrondissementLodève
CantonLodève
IntercommunalityLodévois-Larzac
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Lionel Micola
Area
1
19.43 km2 (7.50 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
494
  Density25/km2 (66/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
34251 /34700
Elevation240–762 m (787–2,500 ft)
(avg. 380 m or 1,250 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Saint-Étienne-de-Gourgas is known for the "Cirque du Bout du Monde" which was formed from a meander in the Ruisseau de la Bronzinadouïre that cut deeply into the plateau of the Causse du Larzac leaving the monumental chalk cliffs.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962221    
1968233+5.4%
1975212−9.0%
1982254+19.8%
1990253−0.4%
1999308+21.7%
2008449+45.8%
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See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.



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