Communauté de communes Coteaux et Châteaux

The Communauté de communes Coteaux et Châteaux was a group of communes in the Hérault departement and Languedoc-Roussillon region of France.

It was created on December 31, 1997, by decision of the Prefecture,Présentation Générale de Coteaux et Châteaux  (official website)  and dissolved on January 1, 2013 upon merging with surrounding communauté de communes to form the Communauté des communes des Avant-Monts du Centre Hérault.

Etymology

The name comes from the local coteaux (vineyards) and chateaux (castles), prominent features of the countryside.

Communes
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Coteaux et Chateaux contained the following communes:Les communes de Coteaux et Châteaux  (official web) 

 Fos
 Gabian
 Margon
 Montesquieu
 Neffiès
 Pouzolles
 Roujan
 Vailhan

References

Other websites
 Official Website  
 Look up coteau and château on the Wiktionary.

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