Vias, Hérault

Commune in Occitania, France

Coat of arms

Location of Vias

(2020–2026) Jordan Dartier^[1]Area

32.49 km² (12.54 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

5,882 • Density180/km² (470/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

34332 /34450

Elevation0–33 m (0–108 ft)
(avg. 5 m or 16 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Vias (French pronunciation: [vjas];^[3]^[4] Occitan: Viaç) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.

It is a popular holiday destination, with many camp and caravan sites. Near Vias, the Canal du midi crosses the river Libron, an interesting historic engineering work. Vias station has rail connections to Narbonne, Montpellier and Avignon.

A boat on the Canal du Midi
Vias market hall 1830 renovated
Vias 1950s-style housing development on the main circular street facing St Jean Baptiste church

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,364	—
1975	2,582	+1.27%
1982	2,934	+1.84%
1990	3,517	+2.29%
1999	4,354	+2.40%
2007	5,386	+2.69%
2012	5,366	−0.07%
2017	5,719	+1.28%
Source: INSEE^[5]

Energy

Around 17% of the commune's electricity is provided by local solar power installations.

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.
^ Vias : cet l'été les policiers municipaux ont adopté la trottinette électrique, archived from the original on 21 December 2021, retrieved 21 May 2021
^ Coronavirus : le maire de Vias prend un arrêté pour rendre le masque obligatoire avant de le retirer, archived from the original on 21 December 2021, retrieved 21 May 2021
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE