Autignac

Autignac
Commune
A general view of Autignac
Coat of arms
Location of Autignac
Autignac Location within France Autignac Location within Occitanie
Coordinates: 43°30′N 3°10′E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Hérault
Arrondissement	Béziers
Canton	Cazouls-lès-Béziers
Intercommunality	CC Les Avant-Monts
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Claude Marchi
Area 1	11.55 km2 (4.46 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	982
• Density	85.0/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	34018 /34480
Elevation	79–205 m (259–673 ft) (avg. 57 m or 187 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Autignac (French pronunciation: [otiɲak]; Languedocien: Autinhac) is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France.

Winemaking

Autignac is one of the seven communes which produces Faugères AOC wine.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,005	—
1975	910	−1.41%
1982	948	+0.59%
1990	698	−3.75%
1999	729	+0.48%
2007	798	+1.14%
2012	875	+1.86%
2017	911	+0.81%
2023	982	+1.26%
Source: INSEE

Further reading

• Hoffman, Steve (2024). A Season for That: Lost and Found in the Other Southern France. New York: Crown Books. ISBN 978-0-593-24030-4.

See also

• Communes of the Hérault department

References

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