Les Aires

Les Aires (French pronunciation: [le.z‿ɛʁ]; Occitan: Las Airas) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.

Les Aires
Chapel St-Michel
Location of Les Aires
Les Aires
Les Aires
Coordinates: 43°34′57″N 3°06′16″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentHérault
ArrondissementBéziers
CantonClermont-l'Hérault
IntercommunalityGrand Orb
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Michel Granier
Area
1
20.54 km2 (7.93 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[1]
605
  Density29/km2 (76/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
34008 /34600
Elevation149–640 m (489–2,100 ft)
(avg. 198 m or 650 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sights

Chapelle Saint-Michel.
  • Ruins of the château of Mourcairol.
  • The castle chapel of Saint-Michel.
  • Part of the ancient road between Béziers and Cahors.

Population

Map
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962324    
1968364+12.3%
1975361−0.8%
1982467+29.4%
1990537+15.0%
1999544+1.3%
2008561+3.1%

See also

References


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