Communauté de communes Coteaux et Châteaux

Coteaux et Châteaux
Former communauté de communes
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentHérault
No. of communes8
EstablishedDecember 31, 1997
Disbanded2013
SeatRoujan
Area
90.66 km2 (35.00 sq mi)
Population
 (1999)
4,130
 • Density46/km2 (120/sq mi)

The Communauté de communes Coteaux et Châteaux was a communauté de communes in the Hérault département and in the Languedoc-Roussillon region of France.[1]

It was created by prefectoral decision on December 31, 1997[2] and dissolved on January 1, 2013 upon merging with surrounding communauté de communes to form the Communauté de communes des Avant-Monts du Centre Hérault.

Etymology

The name "Coteaux et Châteaux" derives from the local coteaux (vineyards)[3] and châteaux, both prominent in the countryside.

Communes

Coteaux et Châteaux comprised the following communes:[1][4]

References

  1. ^ a b CC Coteaux et Châteaux (N° SIREN : 243400678), BANATIC. Accessed 2 April 2022.
  2. ^ Présentation Générale de Coteaux et Châteaux Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine (official web) (in French)
  3. ^ See picture on right: coteaux (Gabian)
  4. ^ Les communes de Coteaux et Châteaux Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine (official web) (in French)
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