Lignan-sur-Orb

Commune in Occitania, France

Coat of arms

Location of Lignan-sur-Orb

(2022–2026) Catherine Montaron Sanmarti^[1]Area

3.41 km² (1.32 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

3,224 • Density950/km² (2,400/sq mi)Demonym(s)Lignanais, LignanaisesTime zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

34140 /34490

Elevation9–86 m (30–282 ft)
(avg. 28 m or 92 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Lignan-sur-Orb (French pronunciation: [liɲɑ̃ syʁ ɔʁb], literally Lignan on Orb; Occitan: Linha d'Òrb) is a commune in the Hérault département in the Occitanie region in southern France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	654	—
1975	1,081	+7.44%
1982	1,867	+8.12%
1990	2,543	+3.94%
1999	2,839	+1.23%
2007	2,929	+0.39%
2012	2,931	+0.01%
2017	3,199	+1.77%
Source: INSEE^[3]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 16 December 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE