Viols-le-Fort

Viols-le-Fort
Commune
Gate
Coat of arms
Location of Viols-le-Fort
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Coordinates: 43°44′39″N 3°42′18″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Hérault
Arrondissement	Lodève
Canton	Lodève
Intercommunality	Grand Pic Saint-Loup
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Anne Durand[1]
Area ^1	16.73 km^2 (6.46 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	1,226
• Density	73/km^2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	34343 /34380
Elevation	157–535 m (515–1,755 ft) (avg. 257 m or 843 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Viols-le-Fort (French pronunciation: [vjɔl(s) lə fɔʁ]; Occitan: Viòus lo Fòrt) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	358	—
1975	412	+2.03%
1982	493	+2.60%
1990	670	+3.91%
1999	852	+2.71%
2007	1,032	+2.42%
2012	1,174	+2.61%
2017	1,211	+0.62%
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). 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