Octon, Hérault

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Octon
The main square in Octon
The main square in Octon
Coat of arms of Octon
Coat of arms
Location of Octon
Octon is located in France
Octon
Octon
Octon is located in Occitanie
Octon
Octon
Coordinates: 43°39′18″N 3°18′12″E / 43.655°N 3.3033°E / 43.655; 3.3033Coordinates: 43°39′18″N 3°18′12″E / 43.655°N 3.3033°E / 43.655; 3.3033
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentHérault
ArrondissementLodève
CantonClermont-l'Hérault
IntercommunalityClermontais
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Bernard Coste
Area
1
21.81 km2 (8.42 sq mi)
Population
(2008)2
427
 • Density20/km2 (51/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
34186 /34800
Elevation134–700 m (440–2,297 ft)
(avg. 125 m or 410 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.

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

Population[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962220—    
1968253+15.0%
1975220−13.0%
1982243+10.5%
1990350+44.0%
1999397+13.4%
2008427+7.6%

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References[edit]

Market in Octon 2012