Riols

Riols
Old bridge over the Jaur
Coat of arms
Riols
Location within Languedoc-Roussillon region Riols
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées
Department	Hérault
Arrondissement	Béziers
Canton	Saint-Pons-de-Thomières
Intercommunality	Pays Saint-Ponais
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Robert Tailhades
Area1	56.02 km2 (21.63 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	705
• Density	13/km2 (33/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	34229 / 34220
Elevation	253–1,060 m (830–3,478 ft) (avg. 249 m or 817 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.

Riols is a commune in the Hérault department in the Languedoc-Roussillon region in southern France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	571	—
1968	664	+16.3%
1975	523	−21.2%
1982	646	+23.5%
1990	655	+1.4%
1999	684	+4.4%
2008	705	+3.1%

See also

• Communes of the Hérault department

References

• INSEE