The

canton Canton may refer to: Administrative division terminology * Canton (administrative division), territorial/administrative division in some countries, notably Switzerland * Township (Canada), known as ''canton'' in Canadian French Arts and ent ...

of Montpellier - Castelnau-le-Lez is an administrative division 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.department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...

, southern

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in

Montpellier Montpellier (, , ; oc, Montpelhièr ) is a city in southern France near the Mediterranean Sea. One of the largest urban centres in the region of Occitania (administrative region), Occitania, Montpellier is the prefecture of the Departments of ...

Composition

It consists of the following communes: #

Castelnau-le-Lez Castelnau-le-Lez (; oc, Castèlnòu de Les) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region of Southern France. Located on the outskirts of Montpellier, it is situated around 3 km (1.8 mi) north of the city centre. In 20 ...

Clapiers Clapiers (; oc, Clapièrs) is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France. Population Twin towns Clapiers is twinned with: * Celestynów, Poland * Collelongo, Italy * Toma, Burkina Faso See also *Communes of the Hérault depa ...

Jacou Jacou (; oc, Jacon) is a commune in the Hérault département in the Occitanie region in southern France. Located on the outskirts of Montpellier, it is situated around 7 km (4.3 mi) north of the Montpellier city centre. In 2016, it ha ...

# Montferrier-sur-Lez #

(partly)

Councillors

References

Cantons of Hérault {{Hérault-geo-stub