Grabels

Commune in Occitania, France

Coat of arms

Location of Grabels

(2020–2026) René Revol^[1] (DVG)Area

16.24 km² (6.27 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

8,973 • Density550/km² (1,400/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

34116 /34790

Elevation50–167 m (164–548 ft)
(avg. 68 m or 223 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Grabels (French pronunciation: [ɡʁabɛl]; Occitan: Grabèls) is a commune in the Hérault département in the Occitanie region in southern France. It is located on the north west of Montpellier.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,020	—
1975	1,537	+6.03%
1982	2,527	+7.36%
1990	3,130	+2.71%
1999	5,438	+6.33%
2007	6,025	+1.29%
2012	6,698	+2.14%
2017	8,430	+4.71%
Source: INSEE^[3]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE