Montbazin (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃bazɛ̃]; Occitan: Montbasin) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France. It is part of the Agglomeration of Sete. In Roman times it was an important stopover on the road from Narbonne to Rome.
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Montbazin | |
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Commune | |
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Coordinates: 43°31′00″N 3°41′48″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitania |
Department | Hérault |
Arrondissement | Montpellier |
Canton | Mèze |
Intercommunality | CA Sète Agglopôle Méditerranée |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Josian Ribes |
Area 1 | 21.13 km2 (8.16 sq mi) |
Population | 2,934 |
• Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 34165 /34560 |
Elevation | 16–313 m (52–1,027 ft) (avg. 34 m or 112 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Mayor of Montbazin | Elected | Party |
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Joseph Roussel | 1788-1790 | |
Albert David | 1923-1944 | |
Lucien Labit | 1995-2001 | |
Jean-Marc Baillon | 2001-2006 | |
Laure Tondon | March 2006 | PS |
Josian Ribes | May 2020 | IP |
Its inhabitants are referred to as Montbazinois.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 1,012 | — |
1968 | 1,041 | +2.9% |
1975 | 1,109 | +6.5% |
1982 | 1,377 | +24.2% |
1990 | 2,062 | +49.7% |
1999 | 2,214 | +7.4% |
2008 | 2,846 | +28.5% |
2013 | 2,937 | +3.2% |
2018 | 2,928 | −0.3% |
2019 | 2,934 | +0.2% |
2. Site memoiredemontbazin.fr, page on Pierre Paul Poulalion [archive], retrieved 1 August 2021.
3. «Jocelyne Carmichael» [archive], in Les Archives du Spectacle (retrieved 6 July 2019)
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