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commune in Hérault, France

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Fos is a commune in the Hérault department within the Occitanie region of France. It is situated in the arrondissement of Béziers and the canton of Cazouls-lès-Béziers. The municipality shares borders with Montesquieu, Pézènes-les-Mines, and Roquessels. Its postal code is 34320, and the local residents are known as Fosséens.

The area of the commune is 6.58 square kilometers. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 133 inhabitants (59 male and 48 female) and another citing 84. The elevation above sea level is recorded as 464 meters in one dataset and 275 meters in another. The local time zone is Europe/Paris.

Synthesized by Vinony from 48 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, Openweathermap, Open Meteo, OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Vinony graph, Geo. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

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Place details

Locality
Fos
Region
Occitanie
Country
France
Population
84

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Air quality

45US AQIGood
PM2.5
8.5 µg/m³
PM10
14.2 µg/m³
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Key facts

Country
France
Region
Occitania
Department
Hérault
Arrondissement
Béziers
Canton
Cazouls-lès-Béziers
Intercommunality
CC Les Avant-Monts
Mayor 2020 2026
Francis Vabre
Area
6.58 km (2.54 sq mi)
Density
20.2/km (52.4/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC+01:00 ( CET )
Summer dst
UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
Insee postal code
34104 /34320
Elevation
171–464 m (561–1,522 ft) , (avg. 30 m or 98 ft)

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Fos
Demonym
Fosséens
Country
France
Population
131
Area
6.58
Elevation
305
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Shares border with
Roquessels
Image
Fos (11).jpg
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Commons category
Fos (Hérault)
postal code
34320
Commons gallery
Fos (Hérault)
different from
Fos
associated electoral district
canton of Cazouls-lès-Béziers
male population
59
female population
48
email address
mailto:[email protected]
phone number
+33-4-67-90-24-40
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Encyclopedic overview

Fos ( French pronunciation: [fɔs]; Languedocien: Fòs) is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France.

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