Communauté d'agglomération Hérault Méditerranée is the ''
communauté d'agglomération
An agglomeration community (, ) is a consortium of communes in France, communes (municipality, municipalities) in France, created as a government structure by the Jean-Pierre Chevènement, Chevènement Law of 1999. It is one of four forms of co ...
'', an
intercommunal structure, centred on the
town
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The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
of
Agde
Agde (; ) is a commune in the southern French department of Hérault. It is the Mediterranean port of the Canal du Midi. It is situated on an ancient basalt volcano, hence the name "Black Pearl of the Mediterranée".
Location
Agde is locate ...
. It is located in the
Hérault
Hérault (; , ) is a departments of France, department of the Regions of France, region of Occitania (administrative region), Occitania, Southern France. Named after the Hérault (river), Hérault River, its Prefectures in France, prefecture is M ...
department, in the
Occitania
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region
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, southern
France
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. Created in 2002, its seat is in
Saint-Thibéry.
[CA Hérault Méditerranée (N° SIREN : 243400819)]
BANATIC. Retrieved 17 October 2024. Its area is 386.6 km
2. Its population was 80,259 in 2019, of which 29,600 in Agde proper.
[Comparateur de territoire]
INSEE. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
Composition
The communauté d'agglomération consists of the following 20 communes:
Agde
Agde (; ) is a commune in the southern French department of Hérault. It is the Mediterranean port of the Canal du Midi. It is situated on an ancient basalt volcano, hence the name "Black Pearl of the Mediterranée".
Location
Agde is locate ...
#Aumes
Aumes (; ) is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France. Guillaume d’Abbes de Cabrebolles (1718–1802), Encyclopédiste, died in Aumes.
Population
Images
Image:Aumes puits.JPG, Well
Image:Aumes Saint-Aubin.jpg, Church ...
# Bessan
# Castelnau-de-Guers
# Caux
# Cazouls-d'Hérault
# Florensac
# Lézignan-la-Cèbe
# Montagnac
# Nézignan-l'Évêque
# Nizas
#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 ...
# Pinet
# Pomérols
# Portiragnes
# Saint-Pons-de-Mauchiens
# Saint-Thibéry
# Tourbes
# Vias
References
Herault Mediterranee
Herault Mediterranee
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