Teyran

Commune in Occitania, France

(2020–2026) Eric Bascou^[1]Area10.04 km² (3.88 sq mi)Population4,685 • Density470/km² (1,200/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation45–122 m (148–400 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.

Teyran (French pronunciation: [tɛʁɑ̃] ^ⓘ; Occitan: Teiran) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 190 —     1821 233 +0.73% 1846 279 +0.72% 1872 428 +1.66% 1901 422 −0.05% 1926 436 +0.13% 1946 393 −0.52% 1962 477 +1.22%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1968 555 +2.56% 1975 918 +7.45% 1982 2,016 +11.89% 1990 3,469 +7.02% 1999 4,239 +2.25% 2007 4,260 +0.06% 2012 4,536 +1.26% 2017 4,586 +0.22%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Notable person

• René Lavocat (1909–2007], palaeontogist, died in Teyran

See also

• Communes of the Hérault department

References