Canton of Pignan

The canton of Pignan is an administrative division of the Hérault department, southern France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Pignan.[1]

Pignan
Canton
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentHérault
No. of communes8
SeatPignan
Government
 • RepresentativesAnne Amiel
Jacques Martinier
 • Term of office2015-2021
Area
 • Total138.18 km2 (53.35 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total40,866
 • Density296/km2 (770/sq mi)
INSEE code34 22

Composition

It consists of the following communes:[1]

  1. Cournonsec
  2. Cournonterral
  3. Fabrègues
  4. Murviel-lès-Montpellier
  5. Pignan
  6. Saint-Georges-d'Orques
  7. Saussan
  8. Villeneuve-lès-Maguelone

Councillors
ElectionCouncillorsPartyOccupation
2015 Anne Amiel LR Councillor of Saint-Georges-d'Orques
2015 Jacques Martinier DVD Mayor of Fabrègues

Pictures of the canton
Oppidum d'Altimurium
seat hall of Pignan
Square in Cournonsec

References
  1. "Décret n° 2014-258 du 26 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de l'Hérault | Legifrance". Retrieved 2017-06-21.

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