Castries, Hérault

Castries Càstrias (Occitan)
Commune
An aerial view of the Château de Castries
Coat of arms
Location of Castries
Castries Location within France Castries Location within Occitanie
Coordinates: 43°40′47″N 3°58′56″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Hérault
Arrondissement	Montpellier
Canton	Le Crès
Intercommunality	Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Claudine Vassas Mejri
Area 1	24.05 km2 (9.29 sq mi)
Elevation	70 m (230 ft)
Highest elevation	154 m (505 ft)
Lowest elevation	20 m (66 ft)
Population  (2023)	6,883
• Density	286.2/km2 (741.2/sq mi)
Demonym	Castriotes
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	34058 /34160
Website	www.castries.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Castries (French pronunciation: [kastʁi] ^ⓘ; Occitan: Càstrias) is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France.

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A wood called Les Pins

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1793	511	—
1800	558	+1.26%
1806	615	+1.63%
1821	787	+1.66%
1831	715	−0.95%
1836	798	+2.22%
1841	954	+3.64%
1846	1,017	+1.29%
1851	1,126	+2.06%
1856	1,150	+0.42%
1861	1,213	+1.07%
1866	1,386	+2.70%
1872	1,415	+0.35%
1876	1,212	−3.80%
1881	1,044	−2.94%
1886	1,080	+0.68%
1891	1,168	+1.58%
1896	1,280	+1.85%
1901	1,339	+0.91%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1906	1,336	−0.04%
1911	1,242	−1.45%
1921	1,368	+0.97%
1926	1,364	−0.06%
1931	1,430	+0.95%
1936	1,234	−2.91%
1946	1,090	−1.23%
1954	1,247	+1.70%
1962	1,368	+1.16%
1968	1,791	+4.59%
1975	2,461	+4.64%
1982	3,419	+4.81%
1990	3,992	+1.96%
1999	5,146	+2.86%
2007	5,471	+0.77%
2012	5,873	+1.43%
2017	6,178	+1.02%
2023	6,883	+1.82%

Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2023)

Twin towns – sister cities

Castries is twinned with Volpiano, Italy since 2010.

Sights

• Château de Castries. There is also a stone aqueduct which originally supplied water to the chateau.

Aqueduc of Castries

See also

• Communes of the Hérault department