Tressan
Tressan | |
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A general view of Tressan | |
Location of Tressan | |
| Coordinates: 43°34′32″N 3°29′27″E / 43.5756°N 3.4908°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Hérault |
| Arrondissement | Lodève |
| Canton | Gignac |
| Intercommunality | Vallée de l'Hérault |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Daniel Jaudon |
Area 1 | 3.92 km2 (1.51 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 688 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (450/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 34313 /34230 |
| Elevation | 17–100 m (56–328 ft) (avg. 80 m or 260 ft) |
| 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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Tressan (French pronunciation: [tʁɛsɑ̃]; Occitan: Treçan) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.
Subject to a Mediterranean climate, the area is drained by the Hérault and Dourbie rivers. The commune hosts remarkable natural heritage, featuring two natural areas of ecological, faunistic, and floristic interest (Zone naturelle d'intérêt écologique, faunistique et floristique, ZNIEFF). Tressan is a rural commune with a population of 684 as of 2021, following significant growth since 1975. It is part of the Montpellier attraction area. Its inhabitants are known as Tressanais (for men) and Tressanaises (for women).