La Grande-Motte | |
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 The marina of La Grande-Motte and the grande pyramide | |
Location of La Grande-Motte  | |
  La Grande-Motte  La Grande-Motte | |
| Coordinates: 43°33′41″N 4°05′09″E / 43.5614°N 4.0858°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Hérault |
| Arrondissement | Montpellier |
| Canton | Mauguio |
| Intercommunality | CA Pays de l'Or |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Stéphan Rossignol[1] |
| Area 1 | 10.58 km2 (4.08 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 8,573 |
| • Density | 810/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Grand Mottois (masculine) Grand Mottoise (feminine) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 34344 /34280 |
| Elevation | 0–3 m (0.0–9.8 ft) (avg. 3 m or 9.8 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
La Grande-Motte (French pronunciation: [la ɡʁɑ̃d mɔt]; Occitan: La Mota Granda) is a commune in the Hérault département in Occitanie in southern France. It is a popular seaside resort and port near Montpellier, built in the 1960s and 1970s. La Grande-Motte is characterized by homogeneous architecture; many of the prominent buildings are pyramidal in form. With 2 million tourists per year it is one of the favorite resorts of the French.
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.