Colombières-sur-Orb

Commune in Occitania, France

Coat of arms

Location of Colombières-sur-Orb

(2020–2026) Thérèse Salavin^[1]Area

8.11 km² (3.13 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

480 • Density59/km² (150/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

34080 /34390

Elevation132–1,008 m (433–3,307 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Colombières-sur-Orb (French pronunciation: [kɔlɔ̃bjɛʁ syʁ ɔʁb], literally Colombières on Orb; Occitan: Colombièiras d'Òrb) is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France.

The communal territory is home to a castle and the Gorges de Colombières, part of the Haut-Languedoc Regional Park, which includes prehistoric traces of troglodytes.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	266	—
1975	270	+0.21%
1982	339	+3.30%
1990	397	+1.99%
1999	417	+0.55%
2009	464	+1.07%
2014	471	+0.30%
2020	480	+0.32%
Source: INSEE^[3]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE