Communauté de communes Coteaux et Châteaux

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

Coteaux et Châteaux
Former communauté de communes
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentHérault
No. of communes8
EstablishedDecember 31, 1997
Disbanded2013
SeatRoujan
Area
 • Total90.66 km2 (35.00 sq mi)
Population
 (1999)
 • Total4,130
 • Density46/km2 (120/sq mi)

It was created by prefectoral decision on December 31, 1997[1] 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)[2] and châteaux, both prominent in the countryside.

Communes

Coteaux et Châteaux was constituted of the following communes:[3]

References
  1. Présentation Générale de Coteaux et Châteaux Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine (official web) (in French)
  2. See picture on right: coteaux (Gabian)
  3. Les communes de Coteaux et Châteaux Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine (official web) (in French)


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