The arrondissement of Béziers is an

arrondissement An arrondissement (, , ) is any of various administrative divisions of France, Belgium, Haiti, certain other Francophone countries, as well as the Netherlands. Europe France The 101 French departments are divided into 342 ''arrondissements ...

of France in the

Hérault Hérault (; oc, Erau, ) is a department of the region of Occitania, Southern France. Named after the Hérault River, its prefecture is Montpellier. It had a population of 1,175,623 in 2019.department in the Occitanie région. Its

INSEE code The INSEE code is a numerical indexing code used by the French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE) to identify various entities, including communes and '' départements''. They are also used as national identificati ...

is 341 and its

capital city A capital city or capital is the municipality holding primary status in a country, state, province, department, or other subnational entity, usually as its seat of the government. A capital is typically a city that physically encompasses t ...

is Béziers. It has 153

communes An intentional community is a voluntary residential community which is designed to have a high degree of social cohesion and teamwork from the start. The members of an intentional community typically hold a common social, political, relig ...

. Its population is 309,800 (2016), and its area is . It is the southernmost of the arrondissements of the department. The main cities in the arrondissement, with more than 10,000 inhabitants in 2019, are Béziers (78,308 inhabitants) and

Agde Agde (; ) is a commune in the Hérault department in Southern France. It is the Mediterranean port of the Canal du Midi. Location Agde is located on the Hérault river, from the Mediterranean Sea, and from Paris. The Canal du Midi conne ...

(29,600 inhabitants).Populations légales 2019: 34 Hérault
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Geography

The arrondissement of Béziers is bordered to the north by the

Aveyron Aveyron (; oc, Avairon; ) is a department in the region of Occitania, Southern France. It was named after the river Aveyron. Its inhabitants are known as ''Aveyronnais'' (masculine) or ''Aveyronnaises'' (feminine) in French. The inhabitants ...

department and the arrondissement of Lodève, to the northeast by the arrondissement of Montpellier, to the east by the

Gulf of Lion The Gulf of Lion or Gulf of Lions (French: ''golfe du Lion'', Spanish: ''golfo de León'', Italian: ''Golfo del Leone'', Occitan: ''golf del/dau Leon'', Catalan: ''golf del Lleó'', Medieval Latin: ''sinus Leonis'', ''mare Leonis'', Classical L ...

(

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), to the south by the Aude department and to the west by the Tarn department.

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Béziers are (with their

s): # Abeilhan (34001) #

Adissan Adissan (; oc, Adiçan) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France. Population See also *Communes of the Hérault department The following is a list of the 342 communes of the Hérault department ...

(34002) #

(34003) # Agel (34004) #

Aigne Aigne (; oc, Anha) is a Communes of France, commune in the Hérault Departments of France, department in the Occitania (administrative region), Occitanie Regions of France, region of southern France. Geography Aigne is located some 25 km n ...

(34006) # Aigues-Vives (34007) # Les Aires (34008) # Alignan-du-Vent (34009) #

Assignan Assignan (; oc, Assinhan) is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France. Population See also *Communes of the Hérault department The following is a list of the 342 communes of the Hérault department of France. The commune ...

(34015) # Aumes (34017) # Autignac (34018) # Avène (34019) # Azillanet (34020) # Babeau-Bouldoux (34021) # Bassan (34025) # Beaufort (34026) #

Bédarieux Bédarieux (; oc, Bedarius) is a town and commune in the Hérault department in the region of Occitanie in southern France. The town is surrounded by the Espinouse mountain and Orb river, and is in the Haut-Languedoc Regional Nature Park. Th ...

(34028) # Berlou (34030) #

Bessan Bessan (; oc, Beçan) is a commune in the Hérault department of the Occitanie region in France. Its inhabitants are known as 'Bessanais' in French. Geography Built among vineyards on the river Hérault, Bessan is a mainly agricultural vi ...

(34031) # Béziers (34032) # Boisset (34034) # Boujan-sur-Libron (34037) # Le Bousquet-d'Orb (34038) # Brenas (34040) # Cabrerolles (34044) # Cambon-et-Salvergues (34046) # Camplong (34049) # Capestang (34052) # Carlencas-et-Levas (34053) # Cassagnoles (34054) # Castanet-le-Haut (34055) # Castelnau-de-Guers (34056) # La Caunette (34059) # Causses-et-Veyran (34061) # Caussiniojouls (34062) # Caux (34063) # Cazedarnes (34065) # Cazouls-d'Hérault (34068) # Cazouls-lès-Béziers (34069) # Cébazan (34070) # Ceilhes-et-Rocozels (34071) #

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(34073) # Cessenon-sur-Orb (34074) # Cesseras (34075) #

Colombières-sur-Orb Colombières-sur-Orb (, literally ''Colombières on Orb''; oc, Colombièiras d'Òrb) is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France. The communal territory is home to a castle and the ''Gorges de Colombières'', part of the Haut ...

(34080) # Colombiers (34081) # Combes (34083) # Corneilhan (34084) # Coulobres (34085) # Courniou (34086) # Creissan (34089) # Cruzy (34092) # Dio-et-Valquières (34093) # Espondeilhan (34094) # Faugères (34096) # Félines-Minervois (34097) # Ferrals-les-Montagnes (34098) # Ferrières-Poussarou (34100) # Florensac (34101) # Fos (34104) # Fouzilhon (34105) # Fraisse-sur-Agout (34107) # Gabian (34109) # Graissessac (34117) # Hérépian (34119) # Joncels (34121) #

Lamalou-les-Bains Lamalou-les-Bains (; Languedocien: ''L’Amalon'') is a commune in the Hérault département in the Occitanie region in southern France. Geography Lamalou-les-Bains is located 53½ miles west of Montpellier in the Orb valley of the southern ...

(34126) # Laurens (34130) # Lespignan (34135) #

Lézignan-la-Cèbe Lézignan-la-Cèbe (; oc, Lesinhan de la Ceba) is a commune in the Hérault département in the Occitanie region in southern France. Population See also *Communes of the Hérault department The following is a list of the 342 Communes of Fr ...

(34136) # Lieuran-lès-Béziers (34139) # Lignan-sur-Orb (34140) # La Livinière (34141) # Lunas (34144) # Magalas (34147) # Maraussan (34148) # Margon (34149) # Maureilhan (34155) # Minerve (34158) # Mons (34160) # Montady (34161) #

Montagnac Montagnac or Montanhac may refer to the following places in France: * Montagnac, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, a former commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence ''département'' that is now a part of Montagnac-Montpezat *Montagnac, Gard, in the Gard ''dé ...

(34162) # Montblanc (34166) # Montels (34167) #

Montesquieu Charles Louis de Secondat, Baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu (; ; 18 January 168910 February 1755), generally referred to as simply Montesquieu, was a French judge, man of letters, historian, and political philosopher. He is the princi ...

(34168) #

Montouliers Montouliers (; Languedocien: ''Montolièrs'') is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France. Population See also *Communes of the Hérault department The following is a list of the 342 communes of th ...

(34170) # Murviel-lès-Béziers (34178) # Neffiès (34181) #

Nézignan-l'Évêque Nézignan-l'Évêque (; oc, Nesinhan de l'Avesque) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France. Population Sights * Arboretum du Figuier *Church of Saint Marie-Madeleine () See also *Communes of the ...

(34182) # Nissan-lez-Enserune (34183) # Nizas (34184) # Olargues (34187) #

Olonzac Olonzac (; oc, Lonzac) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France. It is known as the "capital of the Minervois".Olonzac, http://www.mairie-olonzac.fr/vp/index.php Village life A market is held in the ...

(34189) # Oupia (34190) # Pailhès (34191) # Pardailhan (34193) #

Pézenas Pézenas (; Languedocien: ''Pesenàs'') is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France. Name The name "Pézenas" is derived from the older name ''Piscenae'', probably from the Latin word ''piscenis'', meanin ...

(34199) # Pézènes-les-Mines (34200) # Pierrerue (34201) # Pinet (34203) # Poilhes (34206) #

Pomérols Pomérols (; oc, Pomeiròus) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France. Population See also *Communes of the Hérault department The following is a list of the 342 communes of the Hérault departmen ...

(34207) # Portiragnes (34209) # Le Poujol-sur-Orb (34211) # Pouzolles (34214) # Le Pradal (34216) # Prades-sur-Vernazobre (34218) # Prémian (34219) # Puimisson (34223) # Puissalicon (34224) # Puisserguier (34225) # Quarante (34226) # Rieussec (34228) # Riols (34229) # Roquebrun (34232) # Roquessels (34234) # Rosis (34235) # Roujan (34237) # Saint-Chinian (34245) # Saint-Étienne-d'Albagnan (34250) # Saint-Étienne-Estréchoux (34252) # Saint-Geniès-de-Fontedit (34258) # Saint-Geniès-de-Varensal (34257) # Saint-Gervais-sur-Mare (34260) # Saint-Jean-de-Minervois (34269) # Saint-Julien (34271) # Saint-Martin-de-l'Arçon (34273) # Saint-Nazaire-de-Ladarez (34279) # Saint-Pons-de-Mauchiens (34285) #

Saint-Pons-de-Thomières Saint-Pons-de-Thomières (; Languedocien: ''Sant Ponç de Tomièiras'') is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France. History It is named after its patron saint, Saint Pontius of Cimiez (''Pons de Cimiez'' ...

(34284) # Saint-Thibéry (34289) # Saint-Vincent-d'Olargues (34291) # La Salvetat-sur-Agout (34293) # Sauvian (34298) # Sérignan (34299) # Servian (34300) # Siran (34302) # Le Soulié (34305) # Taussac-la-Billière (34308) # Thézan-lès-Béziers (34310) # Tourbes (34311) # La Tour-sur-Orb (34312) # Vailhan (34319) # Valras-Plage (34324) # Valros (34325) # Vélieux (34326) #

Vendres Vendres (; Languedocien: ''Vèndres'') is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France. Population Sights The French Ministry of Culture lists three sites with protection as a ''monument historique''. * The ...

(34329) # Verreries-de-Moussans (34331) #

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(34332) # Vieussan (34334) # Villemagne-l'Argentière (34335) # Villeneuve-lès-Béziers (34336) # Villespassans (34339)

History

The arrondissement of Béziers was created in 1800.Historique de l'Hérault
/ref> At the January 2017 reorganisation of the arrondissements of Hérault, it gained seven communes from the arrondissement of Lodève, and it lost five communes to the arrondissement of Lodève and one commune to the arrondissement of Montpellier. As a result of the reorganisation of the

cantons of France The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's departments and arrondissements. Apart from their role as organizational units in relation to certain aspects of the administration of public services and justice, ...

which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Béziers were, as of January 2015:Populations légales 2012: 34 Hérault
INSEE #

# Béziers-1 # Béziers-2 # Béziers-3 # Béziers-4 # Capestang # Florensac # Montagnac # Murviel-lès-Béziers # Olargues # Olonzac #

# Roujan # Saint-Chinian # Saint-Gervais-sur-Mare #

# La Salvetat-sur-Agout # Servian

References

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