Assas | |
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Saint-Martial church | |
Coordinates: 43°42′10″N 3°54′00″E / 43.7028°N 3.9°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitania |
Department | Hérault |
Arrondissement | Lodève |
Canton | Saint-Gély-du-Fesc |
Intercommunality | CC Grand Pic Saint-Loup |
Government | |
• Mayor (2022–2026) | Benoit Amphoux[1] |
Area 1 | 19.11 km2 (7.38 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 1,455 |
• Density | 76/km2 (200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 34014 /34820 |
Elevation | 59–164 m (194–538 ft) (avg. 85 m or 279 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Assas (French pronunciation: [asas] ; Occitan: Assaç or Assats, [aˈsas]) is a town and commune in the Hérault department, region of Occitania, southern France.
Geography
[edit]Located just north of Montpellier, Assas lies near Saint-Vincent de Barbeyrargues, Guzargues, Clapiers, Jacou, Castries and Teyran. The region near Assas is primarily scrubland, but it is watered by a number of streams and brooks and has a small wooded area that produces mushrooms in the fall.
The village of Assas is organized around the Château d'Assas, located on a hill overlooking the small but quaint old village.
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Population
[edit]The inhabitants are called Assadins in French.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 352 | — |
1968 | 352 | +0.0% |
1975 | 506 | +43.8% |
1982 | 815 | +61.1% |
1990 | 992 | +21.7% |
1999 | 1,305 | +31.6% |
2008 | 1,527 | +17.0% |
2015 | 1,499 | −1.8% |
Viticulture
[edit]The region containing Assas is a productive wine-making area, and has the appellation Grès de Montpellier. This is part of the AOC Coteaux du Languedoc designation.
Sights
[edit]- Château d'Assas, an 18th-century folie montpellierraine, designed by the architect Jean-Antoine Giral (1700–1787), was built in 1759/1760 on the ruins of a feudal castle. It is a private residence, but can be toured either by appointment or on national holidays. A historic 18th century harpsichord is preserved in the Château, a favoured instrument of harpsichordist Scott Ross (1951–1989), who died in Assas. At the beginning of the 1920s, Sir Patrick Geddes (born Ballater, Scotland 2 October 1854, died Montpellier, France 17 April 1932), the Scottish botanist, bought the Château d'Assas to set up a centre for urban studies, as an extension of the Collège des Ecossais which he founded in Montpellier in 1890.
The château was used as a set in the filming of La Belle Noiseuse, a film by Jacques Rivette (1991). - A church of the 11th or 12th century, completely restored at the beginning of the 21st century.
- Remains of the 10th or 11th century fortifications.
- Old village.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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