Le Caylar | |
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 A general view of Le Caylar | |
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Location of Le Caylar  | |
  Le Caylar  Le Caylar | |
| Coordinates:43°51′50″N3°19′11″E / 43.8639°N 3.3197°E /43.8639; 3.3197 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Hérault |
| Arrondissement | Lodève |
| Canton | Lodève |
| Intercommunality | Lodévois - Larzac |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Jean Trinquier[1] |
Area 1 | 22.08 km2 (8.53 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 462 |
| • Density | 21/km2 (54/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 34064 /34520 |
| Elevation | 714–826 m (2,343–2,710 ft) (avg. 752 m or 2,467 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Le Caylar (French pronunciation:[ləkɛlaʁ];Occitan:Lo Cailar), also known asLe Caylar-en-Larzac, is acommune in theHéraultdepartment in southernFrance, in the administrative region ofOccitanie. It has theVillage étape label since 2013.
Le Caylar is situated 71 km fromMontpellier and 18 km fromLodève. The village is situated on the limestone karst plateau ofLarzac.
The climate is very dry there, cold in winter and rather hot in summer.
The rocks consist of limestones: calcium carbonate (CaCO3) or dolomite: double carbonate of calcium and magnesium (CaMg (CO3)2). The first gives very lapiazed reliefs. The second is less soluble than the first, resulting in irregular reliefs.[3]
Le is a Frenchdefinite article equivalent tothe in English.Caylar is an old meridional word meaningcastle. Therefore,Le Caylar meansThe Castle.
The long form of the commune,Le-Caylar-en-Larzac, meansThe castle in Larzac, Larzac being the name of the plateau the commune is situated on.
The first traces of occupation of the site date back to the Iron Age. Carolingian houses (before the 10th century) can still be seen in the village.
The Roc Castel, which overlooks the village of Caylar, constitutes the remains of the Castellas (castle) originally built in the 12th century. TheNotre-Dame du Roc Castel chapel, still housed there, also dates from the 12th century.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 327 | — |
| 1975 | 259 | −3.28% |
| 1982 | 295 | +1.88% |
| 1990 | 339 | +1.75% |
| 1999 | 383 | +1.37% |
| 2009 | 439 | +1.37% |
| 2014 | 444 | +0.23% |
| 2020 | 465 | +0.77% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
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