Castanet-le-Haut

Castanet-le-Haut
Commune
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Location of Castanet-le-Haut
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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 km^2 (10.64 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	225
• Density	8.2/km^2 (21/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 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Map

Croix de Mounis, l'Espinouse

Geography

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

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	222	—
1975	188	−2.35%
1982	164	−1.93%
1990	148	−1.27%
1999	167	+1.35%
2009	187	+1.14%
2014	198	+1.15%
2020	218	+1.62%
Source: INSEE[3]

The residents are called Castanetais in French.

See also

• Communes of the Hérault department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE