Maraussan

Maraussan
A view of old Maraussan
Coat of arms
Maraussan
Location within Languedoc-Roussillon region Maraussan
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées
Department	Hérault
Arrondissement	Béziers
Canton	Béziers-3
Intercommunality	Domitienne
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Serge Pesce
Area1	12.37 km2 (4.78 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	3,448
• Density	280/km2 (720/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	34148 / 34370
Elevation	8–92 m (26–302 ft) (avg. 38 m or 125 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Maraussan is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France.

It lies approximately 8 km northwest of Béziers, on route D14 ( Av de Béziers ), a busy route for commuters to Béziers.

Chateau Perdiguier lies just outside the town on the cross road D39 (Route de Tarbaka) leading down to the river Orb.

Map

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	1,595	—
1968	1,655	+3.8%
1975	2,088	+26.2%
1982	2,154	+3.2%
1990	2,336	+8.4%
1999	2,782	+19.1%
2008	3,448	+23.9%

See also

• Communes of the Hérault department

References

• INSEE