Montferrier-sur-Lez

Commune in Occitania, France

Coat of arms

Location of Montferrier-sur-Lez

(2020–2026) Brigitte Devoisselle^[1]Area

7.7 km² (3.0 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

4,054 • Density530/km² (1,400/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

34169 /34980

Elevation36–149 m (118–489 ft)
(avg. 125 m or 410 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Montferrier-sur-Lez (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃fɛʁje syʁ lɛz] ^ⓘ, literally Montferrier on Lez; Occitan: Montferrièr de Les) is a commune in the Hérault department in Occitanie in southern France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,105	—
1975	1,684	+6.20%
1982	2,015	+2.60%
1990	2,670	+3.58%
1999	3,292	+2.35%
2007	3,440	+0.55%
2012	3,446	+0.03%
2017	3,720	+1.54%
Source: INSEE^[3]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE