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. History When the Hérault department was created on 17 February 1800, the arrondissement of Béziers was part of that original department. 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). It has 312,443 inhabitants and a density of 104.6 inhabitants/km². 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, 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: Communes The arrondissement of Béziers has 152 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes): The communes in the arrondissement with more inhabitants are: Related pages Arrondissements of the Hérault department List of arrondissements of France References