Communauté de communes Coteaux et Châteaux
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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 |
The Communauté de communes Coteaux et Châteaux was a group of communes in the Hérault departement and Languedoc-Roussillon region of France.
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 | change source]The name comes from the local coteaux (vineyards) and chateaux (castles), prominent features of the countryside.
Communes
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Coteaux et Chateaux contained the following communes:[2]
- Fos
- Gabian
- Margon
- Montesquieu
- Neffiès
- Pouzolles
- Roujan
- Vailhan
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 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 | change source]- Official Website Archived 2011-10-11 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
- Look up coteau and château on the Wiktionary.
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