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Cournonterral (; oc, Cornonterralh) is a
commune
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in the Hérault
Hérault (; oc, Erau, ) is a department of the region of Occitania, Southern France. Named after the Hérault River, its prefecture is Montpellier. It had a population of 1,175,623 in 2019.department in southern France.
thus putting an end to a long dispute over gathering firewood. Since that time, Cournonterral residents have relived the event every year. The Paillasses (people in straw-stuffed tops) chase the "white men" through the streets of the town with old rags and tissue soaked in wine sediment. A fictionalized version of the Pailhasses is presented in Agnès Varda's film "Vagabond".
Population
Residents are known as ''Cournonterralais''.Festival
The town is known for an annual festival known as ''Pailhasses''. The festival has taken place in Cournonterral every Ash Wednesday since 1346. In that year, residents held off rivals from their neighbouring village of Aumelasthus putting an end to a long dispute over gathering firewood. Since that time, Cournonterral residents have relived the event every year. The Paillasses (people in straw-stuffed tops) chase the "white men" through the streets of the town with old rags and tissue soaked in wine sediment. A fictionalized version of the Pailhasses is presented in Agnès Varda's film "Vagabond".
Notable people from Cournonterral
* Robert Lassalvy, editorial cartoonist * Cédric Cambon, professional footballerSee also
*Communes of the Hérault department
The following is a list of the 342 Communes of France, communes of the Hérault Departments of France, department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities (as of 2020):
References
Communes of Hérault {{Hérault-geo-stub