Communauté de communes Coteaux et Châteaux

former community of communes

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

Communauté de communes
Coteaux et Châteaux
CountryFrance
RegionLanguedoc-Roussillon
DepartmentHérault
No. of communes8
EstablishedDecember 31, 1997
SeatRoujan
Government
 • PresidentFrancis Boutes
Area
 • Total9,066 km2 (3,500 sq mi)
Websitewww.coteaux-chateaux.com

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

Etymology change

The name comes from the local coteaux (vineyards) and chateaux (castles), prominent features of the countryside.

Communes change

 

Coteaux et Chateaux contained the following communes:[2]

  • Fos
  • Gabian
  • Margon
  • Montesquieu
  • Neffiès
  • Pouzolles
  • Roujan
  • Vailhan

References change

  1. Présentation Générale de Coteaux et Châteaux Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine (official website) (in French)
  2. Les communes de Coteaux et Châteaux Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine (official web) (in French)

Other websites change