The
canton
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of Pézenas 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
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Government and military
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, southern
France
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. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in
Pézenas.
Composition
It consists of the following communes:
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Abeilhan
Abeilhan (; oc, Abelhan) 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 ...
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Alignan-du-Vent
Alignan-du-Vent (; oc, Alinhan del Vent) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.
Population
Births
Alignan-du-Vent was the birthplace of:
*Léon Azéma (1888–1978), French architect
See also
*Co ...
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Castelnau-de-Guers
Castelnau-de-Guers (Languedocien: ''Castèlnòu de Guèrs'') is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France. It is the birthplace of historian Michel Christol.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Hérault department
The ...
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Caux
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Coulobres
Coulobres (; oc, Colòbres) 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 Departments ...
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Florensac
Florensac (; oc, Florençac) is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France.
Population
Images
Image:Florensac mairie.JPG, Town hall.
Image:Florensac Herault.JPG, Bridge between Florensac and St. Thibéry.
Image:Le Chateau de ...
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Montblanc
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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 H ...
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Pézenas
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Pinet
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Pomérols
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Puissalicon
Puissalicon (; Languedocien: ''Puèg-ericon'') 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 HÃ ...
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Saint-Thibéry
Saint-Thibéry (; oc, Sant Tibèri) is a commune in the Hérault ''département'' in the Occitanie region in southern France.
The village of Saint-Thibéry is built at the confluence of the Rivers Thongue and Hérault. The old Roman road "Via Do ...
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Tourbes
Tourbes (; oc, Torbes) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.
Geography Climate
Tourbes has a mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification ''Csa''). The average annual temperature in Tourbes ...
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Valros
Valros is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.
Population
Sights and monuments
Fort de Valros (also known locally as Tour de Valros) is a ruined small castle or fortress. In the mid-19th century, t ...
Councillors
Pictures of the canton
References
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Cantons of Hérault