Maraussan

Maraussan
Commune
A view of old Maraussan
Coat of arms
Location of Maraussan
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Coordinates: 43°22′03″N 3°09′31″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Hérault
Arrondissement	Béziers
Canton	Cazouls-lès-Béziers
Intercommunality	Domitienne
Government
• Mayor (2024–2026)	Marlène Puche[1]
Area ^1	12.37 km^2 (4.78 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	4,693
• Density	380/km^2 (980/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	34148 /34370
Elevation	8–92 m (26–302 ft) (avg. 38 m or 125 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Maraussan (French pronunciation: [maʁosɑ̃]; Occitan: Marauçan) is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France.

It lies approximately 8 km northwest of Béziers, on route D14 ( Av de Béziers ), a busy route for commuters to Béziers.

Chateau Perdiguier lies just outside the town on the cross road D39 (Route de Tarbaka) leading down to the river Orb.

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Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,655	—
1975	2,088	+3.38%
1982	2,154	+0.45%
1990	2,336	+1.02%
1999	2,782	+1.96%
2007	3,320	+2.23%
2012	3,976	+3.67%
2017	4,414	+2.11%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Hérault department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 16 April 2024.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE