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Olargues
Sign in to saveOlargues () is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France. It is a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most Beautiful Villages of France) Association.
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Olargues is a commune in the Hérault department within the Occitanie region of France. It serves as the capital of the canton of Olargues and is associated with the electoral district of the canton of Saint-Pons-de-Thomières. The town shares borders with Berlou, Mons, Roquebrun, and Saint-Étienne-d'Albagnan. Its residents are known as Olarguais.
The commune has an area of 18.6 square kilometers and an elevation of 760 meters above sea level. According to available data, the population is 696, comprising 340 males and 339 females. Olargues is a member of The Most Beautiful Villages of France. The postal code for the area is 34390.
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Place details
- Locality
- Olargues
- Region
- Occitanie
- Country
- France
- Population
- 644
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- French commune.name
- Olargues
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Olargues vue generale.JPG
- French commune.caption
- A general view of Olargues
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Olargues (Hérault).svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Béziers
- French commune.canton
- Saint-Pons-de-Thomières
- French commune.INSEE
- 34187
- French commune.postal code
- 34390
- French commune.mayor
- Jean Arcas
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.elevation m
- 183
- French commune.elevation min m
- 148
- French commune.elevation max m
- 760
- French commune.area km2
- 18.6
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Official website
Mairie d'Olargues - Votre Mairie
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Olargues
- Demonym
- Olarguais
- Country
- France
- Population
- 488
- Area
- 18.6
- Elevation
- 376
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Capital of
- canton of Olargues
- Shares border with
- Vieussan
- Official website
- www.olargues.org
- Image
- Olargues vue generale.JPG
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- postal code
- 34390
- Commons category
- Olargues
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- Olargues
- associated electoral district
- canton of Saint-Pons-de-Thomières
- male population
- 340
- female population
- 339
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-4-67-97-70-79
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Travel guide
Understand
In the beginning of XVII century, Olargues was successively occupied by the Romans, the Vandals and the Visigoths.
In 1629, the "Citadelle" was destroyed by "Cardinal de Richelieu" and there was "the war of Religions" too.
During this century, "Saint-Laurent church" was built in fact you can find some old bulwark of the village like "la porte Neuve", "la porte Gaubert" and "la porte des Pans".
See
In this village you can see a lot of beautiful things, like the "Musée d'arts et de traditions", discover "l'aigle royal" and the different type of birds or "Le Mouflon" on "Haut-Languedoc".
Furthermore, you can observe the interior design medieval and "La Roche du Pitou".
Sleep
After getting in the village you can rest yourself in hotels with 4 stars, for example "Les Quatre Farceurs" or "L'Hôtel des chats noirs".
Those hotels are comfortable and have a good service, the price is 84$ per night which is not really much.
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Attractions
- Pont du Diable
- Population
- See also
- References
Olargues () is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France. It is a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most Beautiful Villages of France) Association.
Olargues is a good example of a French Medieval town. It was occupied by the Romans, the Vandals and the Visigoths. At the end of the 11th century the Jaur valley came under the authority of the Château of the Viscount of Minerve. The following centuries saw a succession of wars and epidemics, and it was not until the 18th century that Olargues became re-established. This was due to the prosperity of local agriculture and artisanal industry.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Olargues” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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