Les Matelles

Commune in Occitania, France

Coat of arms

Location of Les Matelles

(2021–2026) Alain Barbe^[1]Area

16.81 km² (6.49 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

2,047 • Density120/km² (320/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

34153 /34270

Elevation60–300 m (200–980 ft)
(avg. 100 m or 330 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Les Matelles (French pronunciation: [le matɛl]; Occitan: Las Matèlas) is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	328	—
1975	434	+4.08%
1982	780	+8.74%
1990	1,150	+4.97%
1999	1,429	+2.44%
2007	1,538	+0.92%
2012	1,808	+3.29%
2017	2,003	+2.07%
Source: INSEE^[3]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE