Vias, Hérault

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

Vias
Commune
Bridge over the Canal du Midi
Coat of arms
Location of Vias
Vias
Vias
Coordinates: 43°18′49″N 3°25′09″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentHérault
ArrondissementBéziers
CantonAgde
IntercommunalityHérault Méditerranée
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Richard Monedero
Area
1
32.49 km2 (12.54 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
5,719
 • Density180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
34332 /34450
Elevation0–33 m (0–108 ft)
(avg. 5 m or 16 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It is a popular holiday destination with many camp and caravan sites. The Canal du midi passes close to the town at the site of the canal crossing the river Libron, an interesting historic engineering work.

  • A boat on the Canal du Midi

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
19622,216—    
19682,364+6.7%
19752,582+9.2%
19822,934+13.6%
19903,517+19.9%
19994,354+23.8%
20085,422+24.5%
20165,613+3.5%

Energy

Around 17% of the commune's electricity is provided by local solar power installations.

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See also

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


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