Pézènes-les-Mines

Commune in Occitania, France

Coat of arms

Location of Pézènes-les-Mines

(2020–2026) Alain Bozon^[1]Area

26.87 km² (10.37 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

237 • Density8.8/km² (23/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

34200 /34600

Elevation194–501 m (636–1,644 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Pézènes-les-Mines (French pronunciation: [pezɛn le min]; Languedocien: Pesena de las Minas) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France. Until 1926, the commune was known simply as Pézènes; the name change was authorised by government decree.^[3]

On the edge of the village is the Château de Pézènes, a feudal castle, dominating the site from a rocky ridge. It has been listed since 1981 as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture.^[4]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	124	—
1968	151	+21.8%
1975	150	−0.7%
1982	180	+20.0%
1990	207	+15.0%
1999	172	−16.9%
2005	185	+7.6%
2010	244	+31.9%
2015	244	+0.0%

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.
^ "Communes - Nouvelles Dénomimations", Bulletin officiel du Ministère de l'intérieur (in French).
^ Base Mérimée: Château, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)