Magalas

Magalas
Commune
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Location of Magalas
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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 km^2 (8.02 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	3,478
• Density	170/km^2 (430/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 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

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Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,583	—
1975	1,597	+0.13%
1982	1,604	+0.06%
1990	1,699	+0.72%
1999	1,827	+0.81%
2007	2,576	+4.39%
2012	3,212	+4.51%
2017	3,349	+0.84%
Source: INSEE[3]

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). 9 August 2021.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE