Castries, Hérault

Castries
Castries
Administration
Country	France
Region	Languedoc-Roussillon
Department	Hérault
Arrondissement	Montpellier
Canton	Castries
Intercommunality	Montpellier Agglomération
Mayor	Gilbert Pastor (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	20–154 m (66–505 ft) (avg. 70 m/230 ft)
Land area1	24.05 km2 (9.29 sq mi)
Population2	5,423  (2006)
- Density	225 /km2 (580 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	34058/ 34160
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coordinates: 43°40′47″N 3°58′56″E / 43.6797222222°N 3.98222222222°E / 43.6797222222; 3.98222222222

Le Chateau de Castries

Castries (Occitan: Càstias) is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France.

• Population: 5208
• Area: 23.22 km²
• Altitude: 70 m

Sights

Castries has a large Chateau which dominates the landscape. There is also a stone aqueduct which originally supplied water to the chateau.

See also

• Communes of the Hérault department