Lodève
Lodève | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
The iron bridge in Lodève | |
Location of Lodève | |
| Coordinates: 43°43′57″N 3°19′13″E / 43.7325°N 3.3203°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Hérault |
| Arrondissement | Lodève |
| Canton | Lodève |
| Intercommunality | Lodévois et Larzac |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Gaëlle Lévêque (PS) |
Area 1 | 23.17 km2 (8.95 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 7,202 |
| • Density | 310/km2 (810/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Lodévois, Lodévoise |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 34142 /34700 |
| Elevation | 117–700 m (384–2,297 ft) (avg. 165 m or 541 ft) |
| Website | http://www.lodeve.com |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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Lodève (French pronunciation: [lodɛv] ⓘ; Occitan: Lodeva, [luˈðeβɔ]; Latin: Luteva) is a commune in the department of Hérault, in the region of Occitania, southern France. It is a subprefecture of the department. The derivation of the city's name is from Gaulish Luteva, composed of lut-, swamp, mud + suffix -eva. It might therefore translate as the muddy place or the swamp city. This mud could be a clay, called argillite, which was use during ancient history to produce pottery.