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 | |
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Country | France |
Region | Languedoc-Roussillon |
Department | Hérault |
No. of communes | 8 |
Established | December 31, 1997 |
Seat | Roujan |
Government | |
• President | Francis Boutes |
Area | |
• Total | 9,066 km2 (3,500 sq mi) |
Website | www.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
- ↑ Présentation Générale de Coteaux et Châteaux Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine (official website) (in French)
- ↑ Les communes de Coteaux et Châteaux Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine (official web) (in French)
Other websites change
- Official Website Archived 2011-10-11 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
- Look up coteau and château on the Wiktionary.