Arrondissement of Lodève

The arrondissement of Lodève is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Hérault département. Its capital is the city of Lodève.

Lodève
Arrondissement
Location within the region Occitanie
Location within the region Occitanie
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentHérault
No. of communes122
SubprefectureLodève
Area
2,005.0 km2 (774.1 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[1]
144,166
INSEE code342

History

When the Hérault department was created on 17 February 1800, the arrondissement of Lodève was part of that original department.[2]

The arrondissement was eliminated in 1926 but was made again an arrondissement in 1942.

Geography

It is the northernmost of the arrondissements of the department, with an area of 1,819.6 km2 (702.6 sq mi).[3] It has 94,714 inhabitants and a density of 52.1 inhabitants/km².[4]

The arrondissement of Lodève is bordered to the north by the Gard department, to the east by the arrondissement of Montpellier, to the south by the arrondissement of Béziers, and to the west by the Aveyron department.

Composition

Cantons

After the reorganisation of the cantons in France,[5] cantons are not subdivisions of the arrondissements so they could have communes that belong to different arrondissements.

In the arrondissement of Lodève, there is only one canton, the Canton of Gignac, with all is communes in the arrondissement. The following table shows the distribution of the "communes" in the cantons and arrondissements:

Cantons and communes in the arrondissement of Lodève
INSEE
Code		CantonArrondissementsTotal
BéziersLodèveMontpellier
3406Clermont-l'Hérault172340
3409Gignac2828
3411Lodève47754

Communes

The arrondissement of Lodève has 98 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):[6]

  1. Agonès (34005)
  2. Aniane (34010)
  3. Arboras (34011)
  4. Argelliers (34012)
  5. Aspiran (34013)
  6. Aumelas (34016)
  7. Avène (34019)
  8. Bélarga (34029)
  9. La Boissière (34035)
  10. Le Bosc (34036)
  11. Le Bousquet-d'Orb (34038)
  12. Brenas (34040)
  13. Brignac (34041)
  14. Brissac (34042)
  15. Campagnan (34047)
  16. Canet (34051)
  17. Causse-de-la-Selle (34060)
  18. Le Caylar (34064)
  19. Cazilhac (34067)
  20. Ceilhes-et-Rocozels (34071)
  21. Celles (34072)
  22. Ceyras (34076)
  23. Clermont-l'Hérault (34079)
  24. Le Cros (34091)
  25. Dio-et-Valquières (34093)
  26. Fozières (34106)
  27. Ganges (34111)
  28. Gignac (34114)
  29. Gorniès (34115)
  30. Joncels (34121)
  31. Jonquières (34122)
  32. Lacoste (34124)
  33. Lagamas (34125)
  34. Laroque (34128)
  35. Lauroux (34132)
  36. Lavalette (34133)
  37. Liausson (34137)
  38. Lodève (34142)
  39. Lunas (34144)
  40. Mas-de-Londres (34152)
  41. Mérifons (34156)
  42. Montarnaud (34163)
  43. Montoulieu (34171)
  44. Montpeyroux (34173)
  45. Moulès-et-Baucels (34174)
  46. Mourèze (34175)
  47. Nébian (34180)
  48. Notre-Dame-de-Londres (34185)
  49. Octon (34186)
  50. Olmet-et-Villecun (34188)
  51. Paulhan (34194)
  52. Pégairolles-de-Buèges (34195)
  53. Pégairolles-de-l'Escalette (34196)
  54. Plaissan (34204)
  55. Les Plans (34205)
  56. Popian (34208)
  57. Le Pouget (34210)
  58. Poujols (34212)
  59. Pouzols (34215)
  60. Le Puech (34220)
  61. Puéchabon (34221)
  62. Puilacher (34222)
  63. Les Rives (34230)
  64. Romiguières (34231)
  65. Roqueredonde (34233)
  66. Rouet (34236)
  67. Saint-André-de-Buèges (34238)
  68. Saint-André-de-Sangonis (34239)
  69. Saint-Bauzille-de-la-Sylve (34241)
  70. Saint-Bauzille-de-Putois (34243)
  71. Saint-Étienne-de-Gourgas (34251)
  72. Saint-Félix-de-Lodez (34254)
  73. Saint-Félix-de-l'Héras (34253)
  74. Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert (34261)
  75. Saint-Guiraud (34262)
  76. Saint-Jean-de-Buèges (34264)
  77. Saint-Jean-de-Fos (34267)
  78. Saint-Jean-de-la-Blaquière (34268)
  79. Saint-Martin-de-Londres (34274)
  80. Saint-Maurice-Navacelles (34277)
  81. Saint-Michel (34278)
  82. Saint-Pargoire (34281)
  83. Saint-Paul-et-Valmalle (34282)
  84. Saint-Pierre-de-la-Fage (34283)
  85. Saint-Privat (34286)
  86. Saint-Saturnin-de-Lucian (34287)
  87. Salasc (34292)
  88. Sorbs (34303)
  89. Soubès (34304)
  90. Soumont (34306)
  91. Tressan (34313)
  92. Usclas-du-Bosc (34316)
  93. La Vacquerie-et-Saint-Martin-de-Castries (34317)
  94. Valmascle (34323)
  95. Vendémian (34328)
  96. Villeneuvette (34338)
  97. Viols-en-Laval (34342)
  98. Viols-le-Fort (34343)

The communes in the arrondissement with more inhabitants are:

INSEE
code		CommunePopulation[4]
(2014)		CantonIntercommunality
34079Clermont-l'Hérault8,481Clermont-l'HéraultLe Clermontais
34142Lodève7,381LodèveLodévois et Larzac
34114Gignac5,905GignacVallée de l'hérault
34239Saint-André-de-Sangonis5,648GignacVallée de l'hérault
34111Ganges3,916LodèveLes Cévennes Gangeoises et Suménoises
34194Paulhan3,820Clermont-l'HéraultLe Clermontais
34051Canet3,493Clermont-l'HéraultLe Clermontais
34010Aniane2,950GignacVallée de l'hérault
34163Montarnaud2,856GignacVallée de l'hérault
34274Saint-Martin-de-Londres2,650LodèveLe Grand Pic Saint-Loup
34281Saint-Pargoire2,218GignacVallée de l'hérault

References
  1. "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2020.
  2. "Historique de l'Hérault". Le SPLAF (in French). Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  3. "Département du Lot (46)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  4. "Régions, départements, arrondissements, cantons et communes" (PDF). Populations légales 2014 (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  5. "Décret n° 2014-258 du 26 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de l'Hérault" (in French). Légifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  6. "Arrondissement de Lodève (342)". Géographie administrative et d'étude (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 1 March 2017.

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