Castries (French pronunciation: [kastʁi] (listen); Occitan: Càstrias) is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France.

Castries
Commune
Chateau
Coat of arms
Location of Castries
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Coordinates: 43°40′47″N 3°58′56″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Hérault
Arrondissement	Montpellier
Canton	Le Crès
Intercommunality	Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Claudine Vassas Mejri
Area 1	24.05 km2 (9.29 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[1]	6,294
• Density	260/km2 (680/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	34058 /34160
Elevation	20–154 m (66–505 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.

Population

Twin towns — sister cities

Castries is twinned with Volpiano, Italy since 2010.

Sights

• Château de Castries. There is also a stone aqueduct which originally supplied water to the chateau.

See also

• Communes of the Hérault department

References

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