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Castanet-le-Haut (French pronunciation: ​[kastanɛ lə o]; Occitan: Castanet lo Naut) is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France.

Castanet-le-Haut
Commune
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Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 43°40′07″N 2°58′21″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Hérault
Arrondissement	Béziers
Canton	Saint-Pons-de-Thomières
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Max Allies[1]
Area 1	27.55 km2 (10.64 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	216
• Density	7.8/km2 (20/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	34055 /34610
Elevation	389–1,124 m (1,276–3,688 ft) (avg. 450 m or 1,480 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The commune is traversed by the rivers Dourdou de Camarès and Mare.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 350 —     1800 308 −12.0% 1806 446 +44.8% 1821 440 −1.3% 1831 649 +47.5% 1836 684 +5.4% 1841 694 +1.5% 1846 701 +1.0% 1851 683 −2.6% 1856 627 −8.2% 1861 583 −7.0% 1866 598 +2.6% 1872 580 −3.0% 1876 611 +5.3% 1881 581 −4.9% 1886 581 +0.0% 1891 521 −10.3%

Year Pop. ±% 1896 538 +3.3% 1901 510 −5.2% 1906 518 +1.6% 1911 513 −1.0% 1921 502 −2.1% 1926 504 +0.4% 1931 517 +2.6% 1936 505 −2.3% 1946 356 −29.5% 1954 291 −18.3% 1962 264 −9.3% 1968 222 −15.9% 1975 188 −15.3% 1982 164 −12.8% 1990 148 −9.8% 1999 167 +12.8% 2008 191 +14.4%

The residents are called Castanetais.

See also

• Communes of the Hérault department

References

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