Olonzac

Olonzac
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Olonzac
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Coordinates: 43°17′04″N 2°43′54″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Hérault
Arrondissement	Béziers
Canton	Saint-Pons-de-Thomières
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Luc Louis[1]
Area ^1	18.95 km^2 (7.32 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	1,687
• Density	89/km^2 (230/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	34189 /34210
Elevation	29–182 m (95–597 ft) (avg. 48 m or 157 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Olonzac (French pronunciation: [ɔlɔ̃zak]; Occitan: Lonzac) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.

It is known as the "capital of the Minervois".[3]

Village life

A market is held in the town every Tuesday.

There are several cafes in the town and shops including a Post Office and pharmacy.

The schools are Ecole Maternelle Henri Matisse and Ecole Elementaire Jean-Pierre Malric, both located by "La Condamine", and College Antoine Faure, located west of the park.

There is a large park east of the town centre, a boulodrome and tennis courts.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	1,802	—
1968	1,856	+3.0%
1975	1,705	−8.1%
1982	1,633	−4.2%
1990	1,569	−3.9%
1999	1,568	−0.1%
2008	1,653	+5.4%

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. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Olonzac, http://www.mairie-olonzac.fr/vp/index.php Archived 2015-01-02 at the Wayback Machine