Valros

Commune in Occitania, France

Coat of arms

Location of Valros

(2020–2026) Michel Loup^[1]Area

6.61 km² (2.55 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

1,645 • Density250/km² (640/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

34325 /34290

Elevation24–99 m (79–325 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Valros is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	768	—
1968	788	+2.6%
1975	761	−3.4%
1982	753	−1.1%
1990	1,021	+35.6%
1999	1,130	+10.7%
2008	1,252	+10.8%
2011	1,404	+12.1%

Sights and monuments

Fort de Valros (also known locally as Tour de Valros) is a ruined small castle or fortress. In the mid-19th century, the fort was the site of a semaphore station.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.