Le Crès | ||
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Coordinates: 43°38′53″N 3°56′23″E / 43.6481°N 3.9397°ECoordinates: 43°38′53″N 3°56′23″E / 43.6481°N 3.9397°E | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Occitanie | |
Department | Hérault | |
Arrondissement | Montpellier | |
Canton | Castelnau-le-Lez | |
Intercommunality | Montpellier | |
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• Mayor (2008–2014) | Pierre Bonnal | |
Area1 | 5.84 km2 (2.25 sq mi) | |
Population (2008)2 | 7,259 | |
• Density | 1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 34090 /34920 | |
Elevation | 29–83 m (95–272 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.
Le Crès is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France.
The town has three football stadiums and a secondary school. Every year there is a village party with bulls in the arena and in the streets.