Assas, Hérault
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{{Infobox French commune
|name = Assas
|commune status = Commune
|image = Assas St-Martial2.JPG
|caption = Saint-Martial church
|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Assas (Hérault).svg
|arrondissement = Lodève
|canton = Saint-Gély-du-Fesc
|INSEE = 34014
|postal code = 34820
|term = 2022–2026
|intercommunality = CC Grand Pic Saint-Loup
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|elevation m = 85
|elevation min m = 59
|elevation max m = 164
|area km2 = 19.11
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
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Assas ({{IPA|fr|asas|-|LL-Q150 (fra)-T. Le Berre-Assas.wav}}; {{langx|oc|Assaç}} or {{lang|oc|Assats}}, {{IPA|oc|aˈsas|}}) is a town and commune in the Hérault department, region of Occitania, southern France.
Geography
Located just north of Montpellier, Assas lies near Saint-Vincent de Barbeyrargues, Guzargues, Clapiers, Jacou, Castries and Teyran. The region near Assas is primarily scrubland, but it is watered by a number of streams and brooks and has a small wooded area that produces mushrooms in the fall.
The village of Assas is organized around the Château d'Assas, located on a hill overlooking the small but quaint old village.
Population
The inhabitants are called Assadins in French.
{{Historical populations
|align=none|
1962|352|
1968|352|
1975|506|
1982|815|
1990|992|
1999|1305|
2008|1527|
2015|1499
}}
Viticulture
The region containing Assas is a productive wine-making area, and has the appellation Grès de Montpellier. This is part of the AOC Coteaux du Languedoc designation.
Sights
- Château d'Assas, an 18th-century folie montpellierraine, designed by the architect Jean-Antoine Giral (1700–1787), was built in 1759/1760 on the ruins of a feudal castle. It is a private residence, but can be toured either by appointment or on national holidays. A historic 18th century harpsichord is preserved in the Château, a favoured instrument of harpsichordist Scott Ross (1951–1989), who died in Assas. At the beginning of the 1920s, Sir Patrick Geddes (born Ballater, Scotland 2 October 1854, died Montpellier, France 17 April 1932), the Scottish botanist, bought the Château d'Assas to set up a centre for urban studies, as an extension of the Collège des Ecossais which he founded in Montpellier in 1890.
The château was used as a set in the filming of La Belle Noiseuse, a film by Jacques Rivette (1991). - A church of the 11th or 12th century, completely restored at the beginning of the 21st century.
- Remains of the 10th or 11th century fortifications.
- Old village.
See also
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Assas (Hérault)}}
- [http://www.assas.fr/ Commune d'Assas, official website]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20071031070221/http://assas.wordpress.com/ Assas photos – not an official site]
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