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BANATIC. Accessed 2 April 2022. It was created by prefectoral decision on December 31, 1997 and dissolved on January 1, 2013 upon merging with surrounding communauté de communes to form the Communauté de communes des Avant-Monts du Centre Hérault.

Etymology

The name "Coteaux et Châteaux" derives from the local ''coteaux'' (

vineyard A vineyard ( , ) is a plantation of grape-bearing vines. Many vineyards exist for winemaking; others for the production of raisins, table grapes, and non-alcoholic grape juice. The science, practice and study of vineyard production is kno ...

s) and '' châteaux'', both prominent in the countryside.

Communes

''Coteaux et Châteaux'' comprised the following

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:Les communes de Coteaux et Châteaux
(official web) * Fos *

Gabian Gabian () is a Communes of France, commune in the Hérault Departments of France, département in Occitania (administrative region), Occitanie in southern France. Population Panorama See also *Communes of the Hérault department Referen ...

* Margon *

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Neffiès Neffiès (; Languedocien: ''Nefiès'') is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France. Population See also *Communes of the Hérault department A commune is an alternative term for an intentional commun ...

Pouzolles Pouzolles (; ) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France. Activities The village has a small collection of a few shops (bakery, superette, tobacconist), a pizzeria and ''chambres d'hôtes'', or ''g� ...

Roujan Roujan (; ) 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, about 22 km north of Beziers. Sights Cassan Abb ...

Vailhan Vailhan (; ) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France. Population Images Image:Vailhan chateau.JPG, Castle. Image:Vailhan eglise N-Dame.JPG, Church of Notre Dame Image:Vailhan Lac Olivettes.JPG, ...

References

External links

Official Website
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