Abeilhan

Abeilhan
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Abeilhan
Abeilhan Location within France Abeilhan Location within Occitanie
Coordinates: 43°27′02″N 3°17′43″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Hérault
Arrondissement	Béziers
Canton	Pézenas
Intercommunality	Les Avant-Monts
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Pierre-Jean Rougeot
Area 1	7.81 km2 (3.02 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	1,850
• Density	237/km2 (614/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Abeilhanais, Abeilhanaises
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	34001 /34290
Elevation	43–105 m (141–344 ft) (avg. 74 m or 243 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Abeilhan (French pronunciation: [abɛjɑ̃]; Occitan: Abelhan) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1793	573	—
1800	647	+1.75%
1806	715	+1.68%
1821	771	+0.50%
1831	805	+0.43%
1836	814	+0.22%
1841	854	+0.96%
1846	807	−1.13%
1851	811	+0.10%
1856	795	−0.40%
1861	845	+1.23%
1866	835	−0.24%
1872	824	−0.22%
1876	859	+1.05%
1881	675	−4.71%
1886	630	−1.37%
1891	747	+3.47%
1896	813	+1.71%
1901	937	+2.88%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1906	871	−1.45%
1911	887	+0.36%
1921	1,022	+1.43%
1926	959	−1.26%
1931	1,002	+0.88%
1936	945	−1.16%
1946	714	−2.76%
1954	718	+0.07%
1962	727	+0.16%
1968	762	+0.79%
1975	771	+0.17%
1982	810	+0.71%
1990	917	+1.56%
1999	979	+0.73%
2007	1,254	+3.14%
2012	1,493	+3.55%
2017	1,705	+2.69%
2023	1,850	+1.37%

Source: EHESS (1793-1999) and INSEE

Map

See also

• Communes of the Hérault department