Magalas (French pronunciation: [maɡalas]; Languedocien: Magalaç) is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France.

Magalas | |
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Commune | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Magalas ![]() | |
Magalas Magalas | |
| Coordinates: 43°28′19″N 3°13′22″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Hérault |
| Arrondissement | Béziers |
| Canton | Cazouls-lès-Béziers |
| Intercommunality | CC Les Avant-Monts |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Pierre Simo-Cazenave[1] |
| Area 1 | 20.76 km2 (8.02 sq mi) |
| Population | 3,371 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (420/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 34147 /34480 |
| Elevation | 77–201 m (253–659 ft) (avg. 115 m or 377 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1962 | 1,562 | — |
| 1968 | 1,583 | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 1,597 | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 1,604 | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 1,699 | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 1,827 | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 2,692 | +47.3% |
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