Pérols

Commune in Occitania, France

Coat of arms

Location of Pérols

(2020–2026) Jean-Pierre Rico^[1]Area

6.01 km² (2.32 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

9,561 • Density1,600/km² (4,100/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

34198 /34470

Elevation0–12 m (0–39 ft)
(avg. 10 m or 33 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Pérols (French pronunciation: [peʁɔl] ^ⓘ; Occitan: Peròus) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France. Close to the city of Montpellier, it is mostly a quiet village with beautiful old buildings.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,203	—
1975	3,440	+6.57%
1982	4,422	+3.65%
1990	6,595	+5.12%
1999	7,731	+1.78%
2007	8,515	+1.21%
2012	8,788	+0.63%
2017	8,985	+0.44%
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