Cers, Hérault

Commune in Occitania, France

Coat of arms

Location of Cers

(2020–2026) Didier Bresson^[1]Area

7.85 km² (3.03 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

2,535 • Density320/km² (840/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

34073 /34420

Elevation3–48 m (9.8–157.5 ft)
(avg. 15 m or 49 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Cers (French pronunciation: [sɛʁs]; Occitan: Cèrç) is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	666	—
1975	840	+3.37%
1982	1,350	+7.01%
1990	1,798	+3.65%
1999	1,803	+0.03%
2007	2,222	+2.65%
2012	2,211	−0.10%
2017	2,566	+3.02%
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