Poilhes

Poilhes (/pɔj/) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.

Poilhes
Commune
Houseboat on the Canal du Midi
Coat of arms
Location of Poilhes
Poilhes Poilhes
Coordinates: 43°18′30″N 3°04′40″E
Country	France
Region	Occitanie
Department	Hérault
Arrondissement	Béziers
Canton	Saint-Pons-de-Thomières
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Michel Viguier
Area ^1	5.95 km^2 (2.30 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	559
• Density	94/km^2 (240/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	34206 /34310
Elevation	0–115 m (0–377 ft) (avg. 33 m or 108 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 110 —     1800 147 +33.6% 1806 119 −19.0% 1821 141 +18.5% 1831 155 +9.9% 1836 147 −5.2% 1841 203 +38.1% 1846 219 +7.9% 1851 241 +10.0% 1856 215 −10.8% 1861 226 +5.1% 1866 230 +1.8% 1872 240 +4.3% 1876 292 +21.7% 1881 353 +20.9% 1886 390 +10.5% 1891 439 +12.6%

Year Pop. ±% 1896 557 +26.9% 1901 623 +11.8% 1906 624 +0.2% 1911 507 −18.8% 1921 535 +5.5% 1926 524 −2.1% 1931 534 +1.9% 1936 495 −7.3% 1946 482 −2.6% 1954 443 −8.1% 1962 506 +14.2% 1968 504 −0.4% 1975 405 −19.6% 1982 451 +11.4% 1990 517 +14.6% 1999 507 −1.9% 2008 514 +1.4%

See also

• Communes of the Hérault department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.