Roujan

Roujan
Commune
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Roujan
Coat of arms
Location of Roujan
Roujan is located in France
Roujan
Roujan
Location within France
Roujan is located in Occitanie
Roujan
Roujan
Location within Occitanie
Coordinates: 43°30′20″N 3°18′41″E / 43.5056°N 3.3114°E / 43.5056; 3.3114
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentHérault
ArrondissementBéziers
CantonCazouls-lès-Béziers
IntercommunalityCC Les Avant-Monts
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean Blanquefort
Area
1
17.02 km2 (6.57 sq mi)
Elevation
115 m (377 ft)
Highest elevation
246 m (807 ft)
Lowest elevation
49 m (161 ft)
Population
 (2023)
2,336
 • Density137.3/km2 (355.5/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
34237 /34320
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Roujan (French pronunciation: [ʁuʒɑ̃]; Occitan: Rojan) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France, about 22 km north of Beziers.

Sights

Cassan Abbey, an 18th-century historical monument is located in the commune on the road to Faugères.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,481—    
1975 1,379−1.01%
1982 1,409+0.31%
1990 1,366−0.39%
1999 1,486+0.94%
2007 1,902+3.13%
2012 1,954+0.54%
2017 2,158+2.01%
2023 2,336+1.33%
Source: INSEE

Personalities

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE