Colombières-sur-Orb | ||
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Commune | ||
Saint-Pierre Church
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Coordinates: 43°34′52″N 3°00′38″E / 43.5811°N 3.0106°ECoordinates: 43°34′52″N 3°00′38″E / 43.5811°N 3.0106°E | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Occitanie | |
Department | Hérault | |
Arrondissement | Béziers | |
Canton | Saint-Pons-de-Thomières | |
Intercommunality | Orb et Jaur | |
Government | ||
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Luc Barthes | |
Area1 | 8.11 km2 (3.13 sq mi) | |
Population (2008)2 | 452 | |
• Density | 56/km2 (140/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 34080 /34390 | |
Elevation | 132–1,008 m (433–3,307 ft) | |
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.
Colombières-sur-Orb is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France.
The communal territory is home to a castle and the Gorges de Colombières, part of the Haut-Languedoc Regional Park, which includes prehistoric traces of troglodytes.