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Le Crès is a commune in the Hérault department of southern France, situated within the Occitanie region. It serves as the capital of the canton of Le Crès and is part of the Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole. The municipality borders Castelnau-le-Lez, Jacou, Saint-Aunès, and Teyran. Its residents are known as Cressois, and the town has a postal code of 34920.
The area of Le Crès is 5.84 square kilometers, with an elevation of 83 meters above sea level. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 9,381 inhabitants and another citing 7,621. The male population is recorded as 4,415, while the female population is 4,906. The commune maintains twinned relationships with Unterschleißheim and Monteroni d'Arbia.
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Key facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Occitania
- Department
- Hérault
- Arrondissement
- Montpellier
- Canton
- Le Crès
- Intercommunality
- Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole
- Mayor 2020 2026
- Stéphane Champay
- Area
- 5.84 km (2.25 sq mi)
- Population 2023
- 9,226
- Density
- 1,580/km (4,090/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Insee postal code
- 34090 /34920
- Elevation
- 29–83 m (95–272 ft) , (avg. 70 m or 230 ft)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Le Crès
- Demonym
- Cressois
- Country
- France
- Located in
- Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole
- Population
- 9226
- Area
- 5.84
- Elevation
- 49
- Capital of
- canton of Le Crès
- Shares border with
- Vendargues
- Official website
- www.lecres.fr
- Image
- Lac le cres.jpg
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- Commons category
- Le Crès
- twinned administrative body
- Unterschleißheim
- postal code
- 34920
- associated electoral district
- canton of Le Crès
- male population
- 4415
- female population
- 4906
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-4-67-87-48-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Le Crès ( French pronunciation: [lə kʁɛs] ; Languedocien: Lo Crèç) is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France. The town has three football stadiums and a secondary school. Every year there is a village party with bulls in the arena and in the streets.
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