Alignan-du-Vent

Alignan-du-Vent
Commune
Church St-Martin
Coat of arms
Location of Alignan-du-Vent
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Coordinates: 43°28′14″N 3°20′33″E / 43.4706°N 3.3425°E / 43.4706; 3.3425
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Hérault
Arrondissement	Béziers
Canton	Pézenas
Intercommunality	Béziers Méditerranée
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Christophe Pastor[1]
Area ^1	17.3 km^2 (6.7 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,761
• Density	102/km^2 (264/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	34009 /34290
Elevation	32–120 m (105–394 ft) (avg. 105 m or 344 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Alignan-du-Vent (French pronunciation: [aliɲɑ̃ dy vɑ̃]; Occitan: Alinhan del Vent) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.

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Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,039	—
1975	912	−1.85%
1982	1,022	+1.64%
1990	1,110	+1.04%
1999	1,134	+0.24%
2007	1,384	+2.52%
2012	1,623	+3.24%
2017	1,737	+1.37%
Source: INSEE[3]

Births

Alignan-du-Vent was the birthplace of:

• Léon Azéma (1888–1978), French architect

See also

• Communes of the Hérault department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
2. "Populations légales 2022" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE