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Castelnau-le-Lez
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Castelnau-le-Lez (; ) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region of Southern France. Located on the outskirts of Montpellier, it is situated around 3 km (1.8 mi) north of the city centre.
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Castelnau-le-Lez is a commune in France, situated within the Hérault department and the Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole. It serves as the capital of the canton of Castelnau-le-Lez and shares borders with Clapiers, Le Crès, Jacou, and Montpellier. The town is named after the Lez and has John the Baptist as its patron saint. Its head of government is Jean-Pierre Grand, and it is twinned with Argenta.
The commune covers an area of 11.18 square kilometers and has an elevation of 93 meters above sea level. According to one source, its population is 26,058, comprising 9,666 males and 10,814 females, while another source lists the population as 18,011. The postal code for the area is 34170.
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Place details
- Locality
- Castelnau-le-Lez
- Region
- Occitanie
- Country
- France
- Population
- 18,011
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- French commune.name
- Castelnau-le-Lez
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Castelnau-le-Lez (34) Église 02.JPG
- French commune.caption
- Church Saint-Jean-Baptiste
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Castelnau-le-Lez (Hérault).svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Montpellier
- French commune.canton
- Montpellier - Castelnau-le-Lez
- French commune.INSEE
- 34057
- French commune.postal code
- 34170
- French commune.mayor
- Frédéric Lafforgue
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole
- French commune.elevation m
- 60
- French commune.elevation min m
- 19
- French commune.elevation max m
- 93
- French commune.area km2
- 11.18
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Named after
- Lez
- Official name
- Castelnau-le-Lez
- Demonym
- Castelnauvien
- Country
- France
- Located in
- Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole
- Population
- 26058
- Area
- 11.18
- Elevation
- 48
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Capital of
- canton of Castelnau-le-Lez
- Shares border with
- Le Crès
- Official website
- www.castelnau-le-lez.fr
- Image
- Eglise castelnau le lez.JPG
- Patron saint
- John the Baptist
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- Commons category
- Castelnau-le-Lez
- postal code
- 34170
- twinned administrative body
- Argenta
- native label
- Castelnau-le-Lez
- associated electoral district
- canton of Montpellier - Castelnau-le-Lez
- male population
- 9666
- female population
- 10814
- social media followers
- 1386
- P8168
- Horten Municipality
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-4-67-14-27-14
- fax number
- +33-4-67-14-27-48
Sources (9)
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Geography
- Population
- History
- Twin towns
- See also
- References
Castelnau-le-Lez (; ) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region of Southern France. Located on the outskirts of Montpellier, it is situated around 3 km (1.8 mi) north of the city centre.
==Geography== thumb|left|Map Castelnau-le-Lez is served by Line 2 of the Montpellier tramway.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Castelnau-le-Lez” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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