Arrondissement of Béziers

The arrondissement of Béziers is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Hérault département in the Occitanie region. Its capital is the city of Béziers.

Béziers
Arrondissement
Location within the region Occitanie
Country	France
Region	Occitanie
Department	Hérault
No. of communes	153
Subprefecture	Béziers
Area	3,091.2 km2 (1,193.5 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[1]	317,835
INSEE code	341

History

When the Hérault department was created on 17 February 1800, the arrondissement of Béziers was part of that original department.^[2]

Geography

It is the southernmost and largest of the arrondissements of the department, with an area of 2,986.8 km² (1,153.2 sq mi).^[3] It has 312,443 inhabitants and a density of 104.6 inhabitants/km².^[4]

The arrondissement of Béziers is bordered to the north by the Aveyron department and the arrondissement of Lodève, to the northeast by the arrondissement of Montpellier, to the east by the Mediterranean Sea, to the south by the Aude department and to the west by the Tarn department.

Composition

Cantons

After the reorganisation of the cantons in France,^[5] cantons are not subdivisions of the arrondissements so they could have communes that belong to different arrondissements.

In the arrondissement of Béziers, there are only two cantons where not all their "communes" are in the arrondissement; the other cantons are completely within the arrondissement. The following table shows the distribution of the "communes" in the cantons and arrondissements:

Cantons and communes in the arrondissement of Béziers

INSEE Code	Canton	Arrondissements			Total
		Béziers	Lodève	Montpellier
3401	Agde	5			5
3402	Béziers-1	5 + part of Béziers			5 + part of Béziers
3403	Béziers-2	2 + part of Béziers			2 + part of Béziers
3404	Béziers-3	8 + part of Béziers			8 + part of Béziers
3405	Cazouls-lès-Béziers	28			28
3406	Clermont-l'Hérault	17	23		40
3414	Mèze	12		6	18
3421	Pézenas	15			15
3424	Saint-Pons-de-Thomières	59			59

Communes

The arrondissement of Béziers has 152 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):^[6]

1. Abeilhan (34001)
2. Adissan (34002)
3. Agde (34003)
4. Agel (34004)
5. Aigne (34006)
6. Aigues-Vives (34007)
7. Alignan-du-Vent (34009)
8. Assignan (34015)
9. Aumes (34017)
10. Autignac (34018)
11. Azillanet (34020)
12. Babeau-Bouldoux (34021)
13. Bassan (34025)
14. Beaufort (34026)
15. Berlou (34030)
16. Bessan (34031)
17. Boisset (34034)
18. Boujan-sur-Libron (34037)
19. Bédarieux (34028)
20. Béziers (34032)
21. Cabrerolles (34044)
22. Cabrières (34045)
23. Cambon-et-Salvergues (34046)
24. Camplong (34049)
25. Capestang (34052)
26. Carlencas-et-Levas (34053)
27. Cassagnoles (34054)
28. Castanet-le-Haut (34055)
29. Castelnau-de-Guers (34056)
30. Causses-et-Veyran (34061)
31. Caussiniojouls (34062)
32. Caux (34063)
33. Cazedarnes (34065)
34. Cazouls-d'Hérault (34068)
35. Cazouls-lès-Béziers (34069)
36. Cers (34073)
37. Cessenon-sur-Orb (34074)
38. Cesseras (34075)
39. Colombiers (34081)
40. Colombières-sur-Orb (34080)
41. Combes (34083)
42. Corneilhan (34084)
43. Coulobres (34085)
44. Courniou (34086)
45. Creissan (34089)
46. Cruzy (34092)
47. Cébazan (34070)
48. Espondeilhan (34094)
49. Faugères (34096)
50. Ferrals-les-Montagnes (34098)
51. Ferrières-Poussarou (34100)
52. Florensac (34101)
53. Fontès (34103)
54. Fos (34104)
55. Fouzilhon (34105)
56. Fraisse-sur-Agout (34107)
57. Félines-Minervois (34097)
58. Gabian (34109)
59. Graissessac (34117)
60. Hérépian (34119)
61. La Caunette (34059)
62. La Livinière (34141)
63. La Salvetat-sur-Agout (34293)
64. La Tour-sur-Orb (34312)
65. Lamalou-les-Bains (34126)
66. Laurens (34130)
67. Le Poujol-sur-Orb (34211)
68. Le Pradal (34216)
69. Le Soulié (34305)
70. Les Aires (34008)
71. Lespignan (34135)
72. Lieuran-Cabrières (34138)
73. Lieuran-lès-Béziers (34139)
74. Lignan-sur-Orb (34140)
75. Lézignan-la-Cèbe (34136)
76. Magalas (34147)
77. Maraussan (34148)
78. Margon (34149)
79. Marseillan (34150)
80. Maureilhan (34155)
81. Minerve (34158)
82. Mons (34160)
83. Montady (34161)
84. Montagnac (34162)
85. Montblanc (34166)
86. Montels (34167)
87. Montesquieu (34168)
88. Montouliers (34170)
89. Murviel-lès-Béziers (34178)
90. Neffiès (34181)
91. Nissan-lez-Enserune (34183)
92. Nizas (34184)
93. Nézignan-l'Évêque (34182)
94. Olargues (34187)
95. Olonzac (34189)
96. Oupia (34190)
97. Pailhès (34191)
98. Pardailhan (34193)
99. Pierrerue (34201)
100. Pinet (34203)
101. Poilhes (34206)
102. Pomérols (34207)
103. Portiragnes (34209)
104. Pouzolles (34214)
105. Prades-sur-Vernazobre (34218)
106. Prémian (34219)
107. Puimisson (34223)
108. Puissalicon (34224)
109. Puisserguier (34225)
110. Péret (34197)
111. Pézenas (34199)
112. Pézènes-les-Mines (34200)
113. Quarante (34226)
114. Rieussec (34228)
115. Riols (34229)
116. Roquebrun (34232)
117. Roquessels (34234)
118. Rosis (34235)
119. Roujan (34237)
120. Saint-Chinian (34245)
121. Saint-Geniès-de-Fontedit (34258)
122. Saint-Geniès-de-Varensal (34257)
123. Saint-Gervais-sur-Mare (34260)
124. Saint-Jean-de-Minervois (34269)
125. Saint-Julien (34271)
126. Saint-Martin-de-l'Arçon (34273)
127. Saint-Nazaire-de-Ladarez (34279)
128. Saint-Pons-de-Mauchiens (34285)
129. Saint-Pons-de-Thomières (34284)
130. Saint-Thibéry (34289)
131. Saint-Vincent-d'Olargues (34291)
132. Saint-Étienne-Estréchoux (34252)
133. Saint-Étienne-d'Albagnan (34250)
134. Sauvian (34298)
135. Servian (34300)
136. Siran (34302)
137. Sérignan (34299)
138. Taussac-la-Billière (34308)
139. Thézan-lès-Béziers (34310)
140. Tourbes (34311)
141. Usclas-d'Hérault (34315)
142. Vailhan (34319)
143. Valras-Plage (34324)
144. Valros (34325)
145. Vendres (34329)
146. Verreries-de-Moussans (34331)
147. Vias (34332)
148. Vieussan (34334)
149. Villemagne-l'Argentière (34335)
150. Villeneuve-lès-Béziers (34336)
151. Villespassans (34339)
152. Vélieux (34326)

The communes in the arrondissement with more inhabitants are:

INSEE code	Commune	Population[4] (2014)	Canton	Intercommunality
34032	Béziers	75,701	Béziers-1, Béziers-2 and Béziers-3	Communauté d'agglomération Béziers Méditerranée
34003	Agde	26,111	Agde	Communauté d'agglomération Hérault Méditerranée
34199	Pézenas	8,200	Pézenas	Communauté d'agglomération Hérault Méditerranée
34150	Marseillan	7,790	Agde	Communauté d'agglomération du Bassin de Thau
34299	Sérignan	7,014	Béziers-1	Communauté d'agglomération Béziers Méditerranée
34028	Bédarieux	6,108	Clermont-l'Hérault	Grand Orb en Languedoc
34332	Vias	5,531	Agde	Communauté d'agglomération Hérault Méditerranée
34298	Sauvian	5,042	Béziers-3	Communauté d'agglomération Béziers Méditerranée

Related pages

• Arrondissements of the Hérault department
• List of arrondissements of France

References

1. "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2020.
2. "Historique de l'Hérault". Le SPLAF (in French). Retrieved 21 July 2015.
3. "Département de l'Hérault (34)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
4. "Régions, départements, arrondissements, cantons et communes" (PDF). Populations légales 2014 (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
5. "Décret n° 2014-258 du 26 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de l'Hérault" (in French). Légifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
6. "Arrondissement de Béziers (341)". Géographie administrative et d'étude (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 28 February 2017.

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