Clermont-l'Hérault

Clermont-l'Hérault
Château des Guilhem
Clermont-l'Hérault
Administration
Country	France
Region	Languedoc-Roussillon
Department	Hérault
Arrondissement	Lodève
Canton	Clermont-l'Hérault
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes du Clermontais
Mayor	Alain Cazorla (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	40–322 m (130–1,056 ft) (avg. 92 m/302 ft)
Land area1	32.49 km2 (12.54 sq mi)
Population2	8,097  (208)
- Density	249 /km2 (640 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	34079/ 34800
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.

Coordinates: 43°37′41″N 3°25′59″E / 43.6280555556°N 3.43305555556°E / 43.6280555556; 3.43305555556

Clermont-l'Hérault is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France.

It lies 30 minutes from Montpellier, 40 km (25 mi) from the sea.

Sights

The town is built on the slope of a hill ("Pioch Castel") which is crowned by an ancient castle (Château des Guilhem) and skirted by the Rhonel, a tributary of the Lergue. It has an interesting chapel "Les Pénitents"(Penitents) recently restored, built in southern Gothic style. It is now a cultural centre. Also of interest is Saint Paul's church, begun in the 12th century, and finished in the 14th century.

Close by is the large man-made Lac du Salagou.

History

The town was several times taken and retaken in the religious wars of the 16th century.

Twin towns

Clermont-l'Hérault has town partnerships with Patchway (England) and Gauting (Germany).

References

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. 

External link and reference

• General Information on the town in English