Vias | |
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Coordinates: 43°18′49″N 3°25′09″E / 43.3136°N 3.4192°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitania |
Department | Hérault |
Arrondissement | Béziers |
Canton | Agde |
Intercommunality | CA Hérault Méditerranée |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jordan Dartier [1] |
Area 1 | 32.49 km2 (12.54 sq mi) |
Population (2021)
[2] | 5,882 |
• Density | 180/km2 (470/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+02:00 ( CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code |
34332 /34450 |
Elevation | 0–33 m (0–108 ft) (avg. 5 m or 16 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Vias (French pronunciation: [vjas]; [3] [4] Occitan: Viaç) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.
It is a popular holiday destination, with many camp and caravan sites. Near Vias, the Canal du midi crosses the river Libron, an interesting historic engineering work. Vias station has rail connections to Narbonne, Montpellier and Avignon.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 2,364 | — |
1975 | 2,582 | +1.27% |
1982 | 2,934 | +1.84% |
1990 | 3,517 | +2.29% |
1999 | 4,354 | +2.40% |
2007 | 5,386 | +2.69% |
2012 | 5,366 | −0.07% |
2017 | 5,719 | +1.28% |
Source: INSEE [5] |
Around 17% of the commune's electricity is provided by local solar power installations.