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. 1 2 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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