Roujan (; ) 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
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in southern
France
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, about 22 km north of
Beziers.
Sights
Cassan Abbey
Cassan Priory (, also ''Abbaye de Cassan''; ) is an 18th-century building in France, classed as a historical monument. It is located in Roujan commune, Hérault département, Occitanie.
History
The Augustinian priory was founded in 1080, on lan ...
, an 18th-century historical monument is located in the commune on the road to
Faugères.
Population
Personalities
* Jules Roucairol, victim of
Napoléon III
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's
coup d'état
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, is typically an illegal and overt attempt by a military organization or other government elites to unseat an incumbent leadership. A self-coup is said to take place when a leader, having come to powe ...
See also
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Communes of the Hérault department
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Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
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References
Communes of Hérault
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