The arrondissement of Lodève 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. It is part of 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.département In the administrative divisions of France, the department (french: département, ) is one of the three levels of government under the national level (" territorial collectivities"), between the administrative regions and the communes. Ninety ...

. 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 342 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 ...

Lodève Lodève (; oc, Lodeva ) is a commune in the département of Hérault, in the Occitanie region in southern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department. The derivation of the city's name is from Gaulish ''Luteva'', composed of lut-, swamp, ...

. It has 122

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 138,746 (2016), and its area is . It is the northernmost of the arrondissements of the department. The main towns in the arrondissement, with more than 7,000 inhabitants in 2019, are Saint-Gély-du-Fesc (10,197 inhabitants), Clermont-l'Hérault (9,029 inhabitants) and

(7,477 inhabitants).Populations légales 2019: 34 Hérault
INSEE

Geography

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 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.

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Lodève are (with their

s): # Agonès (34005) #

Aniane Aniane (; oc, Aniana) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France. Population See also * Benedict of Aniane * Pont du Diable, Hérault * Mas de Daumas Gassac *Communes of the Hérault department Th ...

(34010) # Arboras (34011) # Argelliers (34012) # Aspiran (34013) # Assas (34014) # Aumelas (34016) # Bélarga (34029) # La Boissière (34035) # Le Bosc (34036) # Brignac (34041) # Brissac (34042) # Buzignargues (34043) # Cabrières (34045) # Campagnan (34047) # Canet (34051) # Causse-de-la-Selle (34060) # Le Caylar (34064) # Cazevieille (34066) # Cazilhac (34067) # Celles (34072) # Ceyras (34076) #

Claret Bordeaux wine ( oc, vin de Bordèu, french: vin de Bordeaux) is produced in the Bordeaux region of southwest France, around the city of Bordeaux, on the Garonne River. To the north of the city the Dordogne River joins the Garonne forming the ...

(34078) # Clermont-l'Hérault (34079) # Combaillaux (34082) # Le Cros (34091) # Ferrières-les-Verreries (34099) # Fontanès (34102) #

Fontès Fontès (; Languedocien: ''Fontés'') 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 France, communes of the Hérault Depa ...

(34103) # Fozières (34106) #

Ganges The Ganges ( ) (in India: Ganga ( ); in Bangladesh: Padma ( )). "The Ganges Basin, known in India as the Ganga and in Bangladesh as the Padma, is an international river to which India, Bangladesh, Nepal and China are the riparian states." is ...

(34111) # Gignac (34114) # Gorniès (34115) # Guzargues (34118) # Jonquières (34122) #

Lacoste Lacoste S.A. is a French company, founded in 1933 by tennis player René Lacoste, and entrepreneur Mangkha. It sells clothing, footwear, sportswear, eyewear, leather goods, perfume, towels and watches. The company can be recognised by its g ...

(34124) # Lagamas (34125) # Laroque (34128) # Lauret (34131) # Lauroux (34132) # Lavalette (34133) #

Liausson Liausson () is a commune in the Hérault département in the Occitanie region in southern France. Population Sights The church was built on the ruined foundations of a Roman villa Gallery File:Liausson, Hérault, Town Hall 01.jpg, La mair ...

(34137) # Lieuran-Cabrières (34138) #

(34142) # Mas-de-Londres (34152) # Les Matelles (34153) # Mérifons (34156) #

Montarnaud Montarnaud () is a Communes of France, commune in the Hérault Departments of France, department in the Occitania (administrative region), Occitanie Regions of France, region in southern France. Geography Climate Montarnaud has a mediterranea ...

(34163) # Montoulieu (34171) # Montpeyroux (34173) # Moulès-et-Baucels (34174) # Mourèze (34175) #

Murles Murles (; oc, Murlas) 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 of ...

(34177) # Nébian (34180) # Notre-Dame-de-Londres (34185) # Octon (34186) # Olmet-et-Villecun (34188) # Paulhan (34194) # Pégairolles-de-Buèges (34195) # Pégairolles-de-l'Escalette (34196) # Péret (34197) # Plaissan (34204) # Les Plans (34205) #

Popian Popian () 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 of France. Th ...

(34208) # Le Pouget (34210) # Poujols (34212) # Pouzols (34215) # Le Puech (34220) # Puéchabon (34221) # Puilacher (34222) # Les Rives (34230) # Romiguières (34231) # Roqueredonde (34233) # Rouet (34236) #

Saint-André-de-Buèges Saint-André-de-Buèges (; oc, Sant Andrieu de Buòja) 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 commun ...

(34238) # Saint-André-de-Sangonis (34239) # Saint-Bauzille-de-la-Sylve (34241) # Saint-Bauzille-de-Montmel (34242) # Saint-Bauzille-de-Putois (34243) # Saint-Clément-de-Rivière (34247) # Sainte-Croix-de-Quintillargues (34248) # Saint-Étienne-de-Gourgas (34251) # Saint-Félix-de-Lodez (34254) # Saint-Félix-de-l'Héras (34253) # Saint-Gély-du-Fesc (34255) #

Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert ( or ; oc, Sant Guilhèm dau Desèrt) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France. Situated where the Gellone river's narrow valley meets the steep-sided gorge of the river Hérau ...

(34261) # Saint-Guiraud (34262) # Saint-Hilaire-de-Beauvoir (34263) # Saint-Jean-de-Buèges (34264) # Saint-Jean-de-Cornies (34265) # Saint-Jean-de-Cuculles (34266) # Saint-Jean-de-Fos (34267) # Saint-Jean-de-la-Blaquière (34268) # Saint-Martin-de-Londres (34274) # Saint-Mathieu-de-Tréviers (34276) # Saint-Maurice-Navacelles (34277) # Saint-Michel (34278) # Saint-Pargoire (34281) # Saint-Paul-et-Valmalle (34282) # Saint-Pierre-de-la-Fage (34283) # Saint-Privat (34286) # Saint-Saturnin-de-Lucian (34287) #

Saint-Vincent-de-Barbeyrargues Saint-Vincent-de-Barbeyrargues (; Languedocien: ''Sant Vincenç de Barbairargues'') is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France. Population See also *Communes of the Hérault department The followin ...

(34290) # Salasc (34292) # Sauteyrargues (34297) #

Sorbs Sorbs ( hsb, Serbja, dsb, Serby, german: Sorben; also known as Lusatians, Lusatian Serbs and Wends) are a indigenous West Slavic ethnic group predominantly inhabiting the parts of Lusatia located in the German states of Saxony and Branden ...

(34303) # Soubès (34304) # Soumont (34306) # Teyran (34309) # Tressan (34313) # Le Triadou (34314) # Usclas-d'Hérault (34315) # Usclas-du-Bosc (34316) # La Vacquerie-et-Saint-Martin-de-Castries (34317) # Vacquières (34318) # Vailhauquès (34320) # Valflaunès (34322) # Valmascle (34323) # Vendémian (34328) #

Villeneuvette Villeneuvette (; oc, La Fatura) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France. It is close to the town of Clermont l'Hérault. Villeneuvette is a small village made up of a group of buildings built in the 1 ...

(34338) # Viols-en-Laval (34342) # Viols-le-Fort (34343)

History

The arrondissement of Lodève was created in 1800, disbanded in 1926 and restored in 1942.Historique de l'Hérault
/ref> In 2009 it absorbed the three cantons of Aniane, Ganges and Saint-Martin-de-Londres from the arrondissement of Montpellier. At the January 2017 reorganisation of the arrondissements of Hérault, it gained five communes from the

arrondissement of Béziers The arrondissement of Béziers is an arrondissement of France in the Hérault department in the Occitanie région. Its INSEE code is 341 and its capital city is Béziers. It has 153 communes. Its population is 309,800 (2016), and its area is . ...

and 26 communes from the arrondissement of Montpellier, and it lost seven communes to the arrondissement of Béziers. 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 Lodève were, as of January 2015:Populations légales 2012: 34 Hérault
INSEE # Aniane # Le Caylar # Clermont-l'Hérault # Ganges # Gignac #

# Lunas # Saint-Martin-de-Londres

References

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