Sussargues

Commune in Occitania, France

Coat of arms

Location of Sussargues

(2020–2026) Eliane Lloret^[1]Area

6.48 km² (2.50 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

2,824 • Density440/km² (1,100/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

34307 /34160

Elevation35–126 m (115–413 ft)
(avg. 75 m or 246 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sussargues (French pronunciation: [sysaʁɡ]; Occitan: Suçargues) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1793	165	—
1821	148	−0.39%
1846	262	+2.31%
1872	323	+0.81%
1901	412	+0.84%
1926	338	−0.79%
1946	230	−1.91%
1962	254	+0.62%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	284	+1.88%
1975	577	+10.66%
1982	1,060	+9.08%
1990	1,718	+6.22%
1999	2,125	+2.39%
2007	2,353	+1.28%
2012	2,605	+2.06%
2017	2,751	+1.10%

Source: EHESS^[3] and INSEE (1968–2017)^[4]

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.
^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Sussargues, EHESS (in French).
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE