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Capestang
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Capestang is a commune in the Hérault department within the Occitanie region of France. It serves as the capital of the canton of Capestang and is located in the arrondissement of Béziers. The municipality borders Ouveillan, Poilhes, Maureilhan, and Montady. Its postal code is 34310, and it lies at an elevation of 120 meters above sea level.
The area of the commune is 39.56 square kilometers. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 3,514 residents (1,539 male and 1,694 female) and another citing 3,392. The inhabitants are referred to as Capestanais. Capestang is associated with the electoral district of the canton of Saint-Pons-de-Thomières.
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Place details
- Locality
- Capestang
- Region
- Occitanie
- Country
- France
- Population
- 3,392
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Capestang
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Collegiate Church, Capestang, France.jpg
- French commune.caption
- Collegiate Church
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Capestang (Hérault).svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Béziers
- French commune.canton
- Saint-Pons-de-Thomières
- French commune.INSEE
- 34052
- French commune.postal code
- 34310
- French commune.mayor
- Pierre Polard
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.elevation m
- 12
- French commune.elevation min m
- 0
- French commune.elevation max m
- 120
- French commune.area km2
- 39.56
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Official website
Accueil - Commune de Capestang
Capestang est une commune française située dans le département français de l'Hérault, en région Occitanie. La commune possède un patrimoine naturel remarquable.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Capestang
- Demonym
- Capestanais
- Country
- France
- Population
- 3514
- Area
- 39.56
- Elevation
- 32
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Capital of
- canton of Capestang
- Shares border with
- Quarante
- Official website
- www.ville-capestang.fr
- Image
- Collegiate Church, Capestang, France.jpg
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- Commons category
- Capestang
- postal code
- 34310
- Commons gallery
- Capestang
- associated electoral district
- canton of Saint-Pons-de-Thomières
- male population
- 1539
- female population
- 1694
- P8168
- Alexander County
- described by source
- Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-4-67-49-85-95
- fax number
- +33-4-67-93-38-62
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- History
- Population
- See also
- References
Capestang (; ) is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France.
==History== In antiquity, the nearby marshes were crossed by the 1500-metre-long Roman Pont Serme. The bridge carried the Via Domitia as it neared Narbonne on its southward strategic journey to Spain. The town's name derives from - referring to the fact that the town sat at the head of a large '' (a large natural saline and shallow lake - very common in the area and the source of wealth and sustenance - salt, fish, game birds).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Capestang” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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