Puimisson

Puimisson
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Puimisson
Puimisson Puimisson
Coordinates: 43°26′27″N 3°12′29″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Hérault
Arrondissement	Béziers
Canton	Cazouls-lès-Béziers
Intercommunality	CC Les Avant-Monts
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Daniel Barthes
Area 1	6.38 km2 (2.46 sq mi)
Population  (2022)	1,218
• Density	191/km2 (494/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	34223 /34480
Elevation	65–137 m (213–449 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Puimisson (French pronunciation: [pɥimisɔ̃]; Occitan: Puègmiçon) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.

Etymology

Attested in the forms ad Podio Mincione in 1097, castrum Podio Missionis around 1182, ad Podium Mucionem in 1183, castro Podiimisonis in 1210, Podio Micione in 1247 and 1248, Puimisson in 1529.

From the Late Latin podium "height" and the Roman surname Mintionius.

Until the beginning of the 21st century, the village's population remained highly concentrated around its old castle. The main inhabited places are located to the southeast of the village:

- Les Charmettes and Le Cayron, sandwiched between the D 909 to the west and Le Libron to the east;

- Sainte-Suzanne, further south and overlooking the D 909.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	714	—
1968	721	+1.0%
1975	710	−1.5%
1982	734	+3.4%
1990	738	+0.5%
1999	788	+6.8%
2008	974	+23.6%

See also

• Communes of the Hérault department