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Coordinates: 43°40′47″N 3°58′56″E / 43.6797°N 3.9822°ECoordinates: 43°40′47″N 3°58′56″E / 43.6797°N 3.9822°E | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Occitanie | |
Department | Hérault | |
Arrondissement | Montpellier | |
Canton | Castries | |
Intercommunality | Montpellier | |
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• Mayor (2008–2014) | Gilbert Pastor | |
Area1 | 24.05 km2 (9.29 sq mi) | |
Population (2008)2 | 5,519 | |
• Density | 230/km2 (590/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 34058 /34160 | |
Elevation | 20–154 m (66–505 ft) (avg. 70 m or 230 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Castries (Occitan: Càstias) is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France.
Castries is twinned with: