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Castelnau-le-Lez (; ) is a commune in the
Hérault Hérault (; , ) is a departments of France, department of the Regions of France, region of Occitania (administrative region), Occitania, Southern France. Named after the Hérault (river), Hérault River, its Prefectures in France, prefecture is M ...
department in the Occitanie
region In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as areas, zones, lands or territories, are portions of the Earth's surface that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and ...
of
Southern France Southern France, also known as the south of France or colloquially in French as , is a geographical area consisting of the regions of France that border the Atlantic Ocean south of the Marais Poitevin,Louis Papy, ''Le midi atlantique'', Atlas e ...
. Located on the outskirts of
Montpellier Montpellier (; ) is a city in southern France near the Mediterranean Sea. One of the largest urban centres in the region of Occitania (administrative region), Occitania, Montpellier is the prefecture of the Departments of France, department of ...
, it is situated around 3 km (1.8 mi) north of the city centre.


Geography

Castelnau-le-Lez is served by Line 2 of the Montpellier tramway.


Population


History

Hundreds of Jewish children were hidden in the town of Castelnau-le-Lez during the
Holocaust The Holocaust (), known in Hebrew language, Hebrew as the (), was the genocide of History of the Jews in Europe, European Jews during World War II. From 1941 to 1945, Nazi Germany and Collaboration with Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy ...
. Almost every home hid children, in some cases from multiple families. After the war, the children whose parents had survived were returned to them. The people of the town and the local priest were well aware of the situation and, at least tacitly, supported it.


Twin towns

Castelnau-le-Lez is twinned with: * Plankstadt, Germany *
Argenta, Emilia–Romagna Argenta ( Argentano: ) is a town and ''county'' in the province of Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna. It is located about southeast of Ferrara, and midway between Ferrara and Ravenna. Geography Argenta is situated in a flat agricultural region near the Va ...
, Italy *
San Fernando de Henares San Fernando de Henares is a municipality in Spain, in the province and autonomous community of Madrid. It has an area of 39.9 km2 and 38,904 inhabitants (2022). Its agricultural production includes olives, cereals, vegetables, cattle and wool ...
, Spain


See also

*
Communes of the Hérault department A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of ...
* Giant of Castelnau


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Castelnaulelez Communes of Hérault