Arrondissement of Montpellier
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The arrondissement of Montpellier is an arrondissement
of France, located in the Hérault
département, in the Languedoc-Roussillon
région
. It has 22 cantons
and 93 communes
.
s, are:
Arrondissements of France
The 101 French departments are divided into 342 arrondissements, which may be translated into English as districts.The capital of an arrondissement/district is called a subprefecture...
of France, located in the Hérault
Hérault
Hérault is a department in the south of France named after the Hérault river.-History:Hérault is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790...
département, in the Languedoc-Roussillon
Languedoc-Roussillon
Languedoc-Roussillon is one of the 27 regions of France. It comprises five departments, and borders the other French regions of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Rhône-Alpes, Auvergne, Midi-Pyrénées on the one side, and Spain, Andorra and the Mediterranean sea on the other side.-Geography:The region is...
région
Régions of France
France is divided into 27 administrative regions , 22 of which are in Metropolitan France, and five of which are overseas. Corsica is a territorial collectivity , but is considered a region in mainstream usage, and is even shown as such on the INSEE website...
. It has 22 cantons
Cantons of France
The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's 342 arrondissements and 101 departments.Apart from their role as organizational units in certain aspects of the administration of public services and justice, the chief purpose of the cantons today is to serve as...
and 93 communes
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
.
Cantons
The cantons of the arrondissement of Montpellier are:- Castelnau-le-Lez
- Castries
- Claret
- FrontignanCanton of FrontignanThe Canton of Frontignan is a subdivision of the French department of Hérault, and its subdivision, the Arrondissement of Montpellier.-Municipalities:It is composed of these communes:* Balaruc-les-Bains* Balaruc-le-Vieux* Frontignan* Mireval...
- LattesCanton of LattesThe Canton of Lattes is a subdivision of the French department of Hérault, and its subdivision, the Arrondissement of Montpellier.-Municipalities:It is composed of these communes:* Lattes* Palavas-les-Flots* Pérols-History:...
- Lunel
- Les Matelles
- Mauguio
- MèzeCanton of MèzeThe Canton of Mèze is a subdivision of the French department of Hérault, and its subdivision, the Arrondissement of Montpellier.-Municipalities:It is composed of these communes:* Bouzigues* Gigean* Loupian* Mèze* Montbazin* Poussan* Villeveyrac...
- Montpellier 1st Canton
- Montpellier 2nd Canton
- Montpellier 3rd Canton
- Montpellier 4th Canton
- Montpellier 5th Canton
- Montpellier 6th Canton
- Montpellier 7th Canton
- Montpellier 8th Canton
- Montpellier 9th Canton
- Montpellier 10th Canton
- Pignan
- Sète 1st Canton
- Sète 2nd Canton
Communes
The communes of the arrondissement of Montpellier, and their INSEE codeINSEE code
The INSEE code is a numerical indexing code used by the French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies to identify various entities, including communes, départements...
s, are:
1. Assas Assas Assas is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France.-Geography:Located just north of Montpellier, Assas lies near Saint-Vincent de Barbeyrargues, Guzargues, Clapiers, Jacou, Castries and Teyran... (34014) |
2. Baillargues Baillargues Baillargues is a commune in the Hérault department in the Languedoc-Roussillon region in southern France.-Population:... (34022) |
3. Balaruc-le-Vieux Balaruc-le-Vieux Balaruc-le-Vieux is a commune in the Hérault department in the Languedoc-Roussillon region in southern France.-Population:-References:*... (34024) |
4. Balaruc-les-Bains Balaruc-les-Bains Balaruc-les-Bains is a commune in the Hérault department in the Languedoc-Roussillon region in southern France.-Population:-See also:*Communes of the Hérault department* Balaruc* Étang de Thau* Communauté d'agglomération du Bassin de Thau-References:... (34023) |
5. Beaulieu Beaulieu, Hérault Beaulieu is a commune in the Hérault department in the Languedoc-Roussillon region in southern France.-Population:... (34027) |
6. Boisseron Boisseron Boisseron is a commune in the Hérault department in the Languedoc-Roussillon region in southern France.-Population:... (34033) |
7. Bouzigues Bouzigues Bouzigues is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France.-Population:-References:*... (34039) |
8. Buzignargues Buzignargues Buzignargues is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France.... (34043) |
9. Campagne Campagne, Hérault Campagne is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France.-Population:... (34048) |
10. Candillargues Candillargues Candillargues is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France.-Population:... (34050) |
11. Castelnau-le-Lez Castelnau-le-Lez Castelnau-le-Lez is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France.-References:*... (34057) |
12. Castries Castries, Hérault Castries is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France.* Population: 5208* Area: 23.22 km²* Altitude: 70 m-Sights:... (34058) |
13. Cazevieille Cazevieille Cazevieille is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France.... (34066) |
14. Clapiers Clapiers Clapiers is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France.... (34077) |
15. Claret Claret, Hérault Claret is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France.-See also:*Communes of the Hérault department... (34078) |
16. Combaillaux Combaillaux Combaillaux is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France.... (34082) |
17. Cournonsec Cournonsec Cournonsec is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France.... (34087) |
18. Cournonterral Cournonterral Cournonterral is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France. Residents are known as Cournonterralais.-Festival:The town is famous for an annual festival known as Pailhasses. The festival has taken place in Cournonterral every Ash Wednesday since 1346... (34088) |
19. Le Crès Le Crès Le Crès is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France.Its population is around 6,000.The town has three football stadiums and a secondary school. Every year there is a village party with bulls in the arena and in the streets.-See also:... (34090) |
20. Fabrègues Fabrègues Fabrègues is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France.-See also:*Communes of the Hérault department... (34095) |
21. Ferrières-les-Verreries Ferrières-les-Verreries Ferrières-les-Verreries is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France.-See also:*Communes of the Hérault department... (34099) |
22. Fontanès Fontanès, Hérault Fontanès is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France.-See also:*Communes of the Hérault department... (34102) |
23. Frontignan Frontignan Frontignan la Peyrade is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France.Frontignan is renowned for its AOC wine, the Muscat de Frontignan, a sweet wine made solely from the Muscat grape variety.-Sights:... (34108) |
24. Galargues Galargues Galargues is a commune in the Hérault département in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France.... (34110) |
25. Garrigues Garrigues, Hérault Garrigues is a commune in the Hérault département in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France. Its inhabitants are called the Garrigois.-External links:*... (34112) |
26. Gigean Gigean Gigean is a commune in the Hérault département in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France.Its inhabitants are called Gigeannais.-Geography:... (34113) |
27. Grabels Grabels Grabels is a commune in the Hérault département in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France.-See also:*Communes of the Hérault department... (34116) |
28. La Grande-Motte La Grande-Motte La Grande-Motte is a commune in the Hérault département in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France. It is a popular seaside resort and port, built in the 1960s and 1970s on a greenfield site, La Grande-Motte is characterized by a homogeneous architecture, the most visible are the buildings in the... (34344) |
29. Guzargues Guzargues Guzargues is a commune in the Hérault département in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France.... (34118) |
30. Jacou Jacou Jacou is a commune in the Hérault département in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France.-See also:*Communes of the Hérault departmentParoisse protestante de l'Église Réformée de France: secteur Garrigues... (34120) |
31. Juvignac Juvignac Juvignac is a commune in the Hérault département in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France.... (34123) |
32. Lansargues Lansargues Lansargues is a commune in the Hérault département in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France.-See also:*Communes of the Hérault department... (34127) |
33. Lattes Lattes, Hérault Lattes is a commune in the Hérault département in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France.-References:... (34129) |
34. Lauret Lauret, Hérault Lauret is a commune in the Hérault département in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France.-See also:*Communes of the Hérault department... (34131) |
35. Lavérune Lavérune Lavérune is a commune in the Hérault département in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France.... (34134) |
36. Loupian Loupian Loupian is a commune in the Hérault département in southern France.-References:*... (34143) |
37. Lunel Lunel Lunel is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France. Lunel is located east of Montpellier and southwest of Nîmes .-History:The ancient Roman site of Ambrussum is located nearby. The troubadour Folquet de Lunel was from Lunel.... (34145) |
38. Lunel-Viel Lunel-Viel Lunel-Viel is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France.... (34146) |
39. Marsillargues Marsillargues Marsillargues is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France.The population of the city is 6700 inhabitants. Its inhabitants are called Marsillarguois.-Geography:... (34151) |
40. Les Matelles Les Matelles Les Matelles is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France.... (34153) |
41. Mauguio Mauguio Mauguio is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France.-Transportation:The airport of Montpellier-Méditerranée Airport is located in the area of Fréjorgues in the town of Mauguio.-Tourism:... (34154) |
42. Mireval Mireval Mireval is a commune in the Hérault department in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France.It is famous for its muscat wine, the , from which François Rabelais wrote about in the beginning of the 16th century.-See also:*Communes of the Hérault department... (34159) |
43. Montaud Montaud, Hérault Montaud is a commune in the Hérault department in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France.Montaud is a mountain village with approximately 450 inhabitants living in a dozen hamlets. It contains a school, a city hall, a church, and a few farms... (34164) |
44. Montbazin Montbazin Montbazin is a commune in the Hérault department in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France. Its inhabitants are referred to as Montbazinois.-Administration:-Demography:-References:* -External links:... (34165) |
45. Montferrier-sur-Lez Montferrier-sur-Lez Montferrier-sur-Lez is a commune in the Hérault department in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France.-See also:*Communes of the Hérault department... (34169) |
46. Montpellier Montpellier -Neighbourhoods:Since 2001, Montpellier has been divided into seven official neighbourhoods, themselves divided into sub-neighbourhoods. Each of them possesses a neighbourhood council.... (34172) |
47. Mudaison Mudaison Mudaison is a commune in the Hérault department in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France.... (34176) |
48. Murles Murles Murles is a commune in the Hérault department in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France.... (34177) |
49. Murviel-lès-Montpellier Murviel-lès-Montpellier Murviel-lès-Montpellier is a commune in the Hérault department in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France.The Oppidum d’Altimurium, also known as the Oppidum Murviel-les-Montpellier, is an ancient hill-town located near the village.... (34179) |
50. Mèze Mèze Mèze is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France.Its inhabitants are called Mézois.-Geography:... (34157) |
51. Palavas-les-Flots Palavas-les-Flots Palavas-les-Flots is a commune in the Hérault department in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France.-Geography:Palavas is a seaside resort, some six km south of Montpellier, at the Gulf of Lion and the Mediterranean Sea. It lies on a strip of sand dunes that separates two lakes, the Étang de... (34192) |
52. Pignan Pignan Pignan is a commune in the Hérault department in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France.-References:* Based on the French Wikipedia.... (34202) |
53. Poussan Poussan Poussan is a commune in the Hérault department in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France.... (34213) |
54. Prades-le-Lez Prades-le-Lez Prades-le-Lez is a commune in the Hérault department in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France.-References:Based on the French Wikipedia.... (34217) |
55. Pérols Pérols Pérols is a commune in the Hérault department in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France.-References:*Based on the French Wikipedia.... (34198) |
56. Restinclières Restinclières Restinclières is a commune in the Hérault department in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France.-References:Based on the French Wikipedia.... (34227) |
57. Saint-Aunès Saint-Aunès Saint-Aunès is a commune in the Hérault department in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France.-References:*... (34240) |
58. Saint-Bauzille-de-Montmel Saint-Bauzille-de-Montmel Saint-Bauzille-de-Montmel is a commune in the Hérault department in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France.-References:*... (34242) |
59. Saint-Brès Saint-Brès, Hérault Saint-Brès is a commune in the Hérault department in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France.-References:*... (34244) |
60. Saint-Christol Saint-Christol, Hérault Saint-Christol is a commune in the Hérault department in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France.-References:*... (34246) |
61. Saint-Clément-de-Rivière Saint-Clément-de-Rivière Saint-Clément-de-Rivière is a commune in the Hérault department in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France.-References:*... (34247) |
62. Saint-Drézéry Saint-Drézéry Saint-Drézéry is a commune in the Hérault department in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France.-References:*... (34249) |
63. Saint-Geniès-des-Mourgues Saint-Geniès-des-Mourgues Saint-Geniès-des-Mourgues is a commune in the Hérault department in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France.-References:*... (34256) |
64. Saint-Georges-d'Orques Saint-Georges-d'Orques Saint-Georges-d'Orques is a commune in the Hérault department in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France.-References:*... (34259) |
65. Saint-Gély-du-Fesc Saint-Gély-du-Fesc Saint-Gély-du-Fesc is a commune in the Hérault department in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France.-References:*... (34255) |
66. Saint-Hilaire-de-Beauvoir Saint-Hilaire-de-Beauvoir Saint-Hilaire-de-Beauvoir is a commune in the Hérault department in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France.-References:*... (34263) |
67. Saint-Jean-de-Cornies Saint-Jean-de-Cornies Saint-Jean-de-Cornies is a commune in the Hérault department in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France.-References:*... (34265) |
68. Saint-Jean-de-Cuculles Saint-Jean-de-Cuculles Saint-Jean-de-Cuculles is a commune in the Hérault department in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France.-References:*... (34266) |
69. Saint-Jean-de-Védas Saint-Jean-de-Védas Saint-Jean-de-Védas is a commune in the Hérault department in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France.-References:*... (34270) |
70. Saint-Just Saint-Just, Hérault Saint-Just is a commune in the Hérault department in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France.-References:*... (34272) |
71. Saint-Mathieu-de-Tréviers Saint-Mathieu-de-Tréviers Saint-Mathieu-de-Tréviers is a commune in the Hérault department in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France.-References:*... (34276) |
72. Saint-Nazaire-de-Pézan Saint-Nazaire-de-Pézan Saint-Nazaire-de-Pézan is a commune in the Hérault department in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France.-References:*... (34280) |
73. Saint-Sériès Saint-Sériès Saint-Sériès is a commune in the Hérault department in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France.-References:*... (34288) |
74. Saint-Vincent-de-Barbeyrargues Saint-Vincent-de-Barbeyrargues -References:*... (34290) |
75. Sainte-Croix-de-Quintillargues Sainte-Croix-de-Quintillargues Sainte-Croix-de-Quintillargues is a commune in the Hérault department in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France.-References:*... (34248) |
76. Saturargues Saturargues Saturargues is a commune in the Hérault department in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France.... (34294) |
77. Saussan Saussan Saussan is a commune in the Hérault department in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France.... (34295) |
78. Saussines Saussines Saussines is a commune in the Hérault department in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France.... (34296) |
79. Sauteyrargues Sauteyrargues Sauteyrargues is a commune in the Hérault department in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France.... (34297) |
80. Sussargues Sussargues Sussargues is a commune in the Hérault department in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France.-See also:*Communes of the Hérault department... (34307) |
81. Sète Sète Sète is a commune in the Hérault department in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France. Its inhabitants are called Sétois.... (34301) |
82. Teyran Teyran Teyran is a commune in the Hérault department in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France.... (34309) |
83. Le Triadou Le Triadou Le Triadou is a commune in the Hérault department in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France.... (34314) |
84. Vacquières Vacquières Vacquières is a commune in the Hérault department in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France.-See also:*Communes of the Hérault department... (34318) |
85. Vailhauquès Vailhauquès Vailhauquès is a commune in the Hérault department in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France.-References:... (34320) |
86. Valergues Valergues Valergues is a commune in the Hérault department in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France.... (34321) |
87. Valflaunès Valflaunès Valflaunès is a commune in the Hérault department in Languedoc-Roussillon southern France.... (34322) |
88. Vendargues Vendargues Vendargues is a commune in the Hérault department in Languedoc-Roussillon southern France.... (34327) |
89. Vérargues Vérargues Vérargues is a commune in the Hérault department in Languedoc-Roussillon southern France.... (34330) |
90. Vic-la-Gardiole Vic-la-Gardiole Vic-la-Gardiole is a commune in the Hérault department in Languedoc-Roussillon southern France.-See also:*Communes of the Hérault department... (34333) |
91. Villeneuve-lès-Maguelone Villeneuve-lès-Maguelone Villeneuve-lès-Maguelone is a commune in the Hérault department in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France.-History:... (34337) |
92. Villetelle Villetelle Villetelle is a commune in the Hérault department in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France.The Vidourle River crosses the commune.The Gallo-Roman archaeological site of Ambrussum is located there.-External links:*... (34340) |
93. Villeveyrac Villeveyrac Villeveyrac is a commune in the Hérault department in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France.... (34341) |