Autignac

Autignac
Commune
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Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 43°30′N 3°10′E / 43.5°N 3.17°E / 43.5; 3.17
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Hérault
Arrondissement	Béziers
Canton	Cazouls-lès-Béziers
Intercommunality	CC Les Avant-Monts
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Claude Marchi[1]
Area ^1	11.55 km^2 (4.46 sq mi)
Population  (2023)[2]	982
• Density	85.0/km^2 (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 km^2 (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.	±%
1962	994	—
1968	1,005	+1.1%
1975	910	−9.5%
1982	948	+4.2%
1990	698	−26.4%
1999	747	+7.0%
2008	808	+8.2%
2015	896	+10.9%

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

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.

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