Arrondissement of Lodève

The arrondissement of Lodève is an arrondissement of France.  It is part of the Hérault département. Its capital is the city of Lodève.

History
When the Hérault department was created on 17 February 1800, the arrondissement of Lodève was part of that original department.

The arrondissement was eliminated in 1926 but was made again an arrondissement in 1942.

Geography
It is the northernmost of the arrondissements of the department, with an area of . It has 94,714 inhabitants and a density of  inhabitants/km².

The arrondissement of Lodève is bordered to the north by the Gard department, to the east by the arrondissement of Montpellier, to the south by the arrondissement of Béziers, and to the west by the Aveyron 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 Lodève, there is only one canton, the Canton of Gignac, with all is communes in the arrondissement. The following table shows the distribution of the "communes" in the cantons and arrondissements:

+ Cantons and communes in the arrondissement of Lodève INSEECode  Canton  Arrondissements  Total Béziers  Lodève  Montpellier3406 Clermont-l'Hérault1723403409 Gignac28283411 Lodève47754

Communes
The arrondissement of Lodève has 98 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):

 Agonès (34005)
 Aniane (34010)
 Arboras (34011)
 Argelliers (34012)
 Aspiran (34013)
 Aumelas (34016)
 Avène (34019)
 Bélarga (34029)
 La Boissière (34035)
 Le Bosc (34036)
 Le Bousquet-d'Orb (34038)
 Brenas (34040)
 Brignac (34041)
 Brissac (34042)
 Campagnan (34047)
 Canet (34051)
 Causse-de-la-Selle (34060)
 Le Caylar (34064)
 Cazilhac (34067)
 Ceilhes-et-Rocozels (34071)
 Celles (34072)
 Ceyras (34076)
 Clermont-l'Hérault (34079)
 Le Cros (34091)
 Dio-et-Valquières (34093)
 Fozières (34106)
 Ganges (34111)
 Gignac (34114)
 Gorniès (34115)
 Joncels (34121)
 Jonquières (34122)
 Lacoste (34124)
 Lagamas (34125)
 Laroque (34128)
 Lauroux (34132)
 Lavalette (34133)
 Liausson (34137)
 Lodève (34142)
 Lunas (34144)
 Mas-de-Londres (34152)
 Mérifons (34156)
 Montarnaud (34163)
 Montoulieu (34171)
 Montpeyroux (34173)
 Moulès-et-Baucels (34174)
 Mourèze (34175)
 Nébian (34180)
 Notre-Dame-de-Londres (34185)
 Octon (34186)
 Olmet-et-Villecun (34188)
 Paulhan (34194)
 Pégairolles-de-Buèges (34195)
 Pégairolles-de-l'Escalette (34196)
 Plaissan (34204)
 Les Plans (34205)
 Popian (34208)
 Le Pouget (34210)
 Poujols (34212)
 Pouzols (34215)
 Le Puech (34220)
 Puéchabon (34221)
 Puilacher (34222)
 Les Rives (34230)
 Romiguières (34231)
 Roqueredonde (34233)
 Rouet (34236)
 Saint-André-de-Buèges (34238)
 Saint-André-de-Sangonis (34239)
 Saint-Bauzille-de-la-Sylve (34241)
 Saint-Bauzille-de-Putois (34243)
 Saint-Étienne-de-Gourgas (34251)
 Saint-Félix-de-Lodez (34254)
 Saint-Félix-de-l'Héras (34253)
 Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert (34261)
 Saint-Guiraud (34262)
 Saint-Jean-de-Buèges (34264)
 Saint-Jean-de-Fos (34267)
 Saint-Jean-de-la-Blaquière (34268)
 Saint-Martin-de-Londres (34274)
 Saint-Maurice-Navacelles (34277)
 Saint-Michel (34278)
 Saint-Pargoire (34281)
 Saint-Paul-et-Valmalle (34282)
 Saint-Pierre-de-la-Fage (34283)
 Saint-Privat (34286)
 Saint-Saturnin-de-Lucian (34287)
 Salasc (34292)
 Sorbs (34303)
 Soubès (34304)
 Soumont (34306)
 Tressan (34313)
 Usclas-du-Bosc (34316)
 La Vacquerie-et-Saint-Martin-de-Castries (34317)
 Valmascle (34323)
 Vendémian (34328)
 Villeneuvette (34338)
 Viols-en-Laval (34342)
 Viols-le-Fort (34343)

The communes in the arrondissement with more inhabitants are:

 INSEEcode  Commune  Population(2014)  Canton  Intercommunality 34079  Clermont-l'Hérault  8,481  Clermont-l'Hérault  Le Clermontais 34142  Lodève  7,381  Lodève  Lodévois et Larzac 34114  Gignac  5,905  Gignac  Vallée de l'hérault 34239  Saint-André-de-Sangonis  5,648  Gignac  Vallée de l'hérault 34111  Ganges  3,916  Lodève  Les Cévennes Gangeoises et Suménoises 34194  Paulhan  3,820  Clermont-l'Hérault  Le Clermontais 34051  Canet  3,493  Clermont-l'Hérault  Le Clermontais 34010  Aniane  2,950  Gignac  Vallée de l'hérault 34163  Montarnaud  2,856  Gignac  Vallée de l'hérault 34274  Saint-Martin-de-Londres  2,650  Lodève  Le Grand Pic Saint-Loup 34281  Saint-Pargoire  2,218  Gignac  Vallée de l'hérault

Related pages
 Arrondissements of the Hérault department
 List of arrondissements of France

References

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