Béziers
city in Hérault, Occitanie, France
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Summary
Béziers is a commune of France[1]. Béziers ranks in the top 0.17% of commune of france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,578 views/month, #54 of 31,031).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: arrondissement of Béziers[3], Hérault[4], Canton of Béziers-4[5], Communauté d'agglomération Béziers Méditerranée[6]
- Country: France[7]
- Located in or next to body of water: Canal du Midi[8], Orb[9]
- Head of government: Robert Ménard[10]
- Instance of: city[11]
- Shares border with: Bassan[12], Boujan-sur-Libron[13], Cers[14], Colombiers[15], Corneilhan[16], Lespignan[17], Lieuran-lès-Béziers[18], Lignan-sur-Orb[19], Maraussan[20], Maureilhan[21], Montady[22], Montblanc[23], Sauvian[24], Servian[25]
- Flag: flag of Béziers[26]
- Twinned administrative body: Chiclana de la Frontera[27], Heilbronn[28], Stockport[29], Stavropol[30]
- Postal code: 34500[31]
- Commons category: Béziers[32]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[33], UTC+02:00[34]
- Archives at: Archives municipales de Béziers[35]
- Significant event: Massacre at Béziers[36]
- Official website: https://www.ville-beziers.fr/[37]
- Topic's main category: Category:Béziers[38]
- Commons gallery: Béziers[39]
- Email address: mailto:contact@beziers.fr[40]
- Population: 74,811[41], 77,393[42], 74,028[43], 77,894[44], 77,177[45], 77,599[46], 80,492[47], 84,029[48], 76,647[49], 70,996[50], 69,153[51], 72,245[52], 71,432[53], 78,308[54]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Béziers[55]
- Phone number: +33-4-67-36-73-73[56]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Béziers include Béziers Cap d'Agde Airport[57], an airport[58], in France[59].
Why It Matters
Béziers has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[60] Béziers is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[61]
Entities named for Béziers include Béziers Cap d'Agde Airport[57], an airport[58], in France[59].