Saint-Étienne-de-Gourgas | |
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Coordinates: 43°46′14″N 3°22′42″E / 43.7706°N 3.3783°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitania |
Department | Hérault |
Arrondissement | Lodève |
Canton | Lodève |
Intercommunality | Lodévois-Larzac |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Luc Requi [1] |
Area 1 | 19.43 km2 (7.50 sq mi) |
Population (2021)
[2] | 522 |
• Density | 27/km2 (70/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+02:00 ( CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code |
34251 /34700 |
Elevation | 240–762 m (787–2,500 ft) (avg. 380 m or 1,250 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
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Saint-Étienne-de-Gourgas ( Languedocien: Sant Estève de Gorgàs) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.
Saint-Étienne-de-Gourgas is known for the "Cirque du Bout du Monde" which was formed from a meander in the Ruisseau de la Bronzinadouïre that cut deeply into the plateau of the Causse du Larzac leaving the monumental chalk cliffs.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 221 | — |
1968 | 233 | +5.4% |
1975 | 212 | −9.0% |
1982 | 254 | +19.8% |
1990 | 253 | −0.4% |
1999 | 308 | +21.7% |
2008 | 449 | +45.8% |