Balaruc-le-Vieux

Commune in Occitania, France

Coat of arms

Location of Balaruc-le-Vieux

(2020–2026) Norbert Chaplin^[1]Area

5.92 km² (2.29 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

2,719 • Density460/km² (1,200/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

34024 /34540

Elevation0–196 m (0–643 ft)
(avg. 12 m or 39 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Balaruc-le-Vieux (French pronunciation: [balaʁyk lə vjø]; Occitan: Balaruc Vièlh) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	533	—
1975	521	−0.32%
1982	701	+4.33%
1990	1,065	+5.37%
1999	1,802	+6.02%
2007	2,031	+1.51%
2012	2,234	+1.92%
2017	2,628	+3.30%
Source: INSEE^[3]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE