Arrondissement of Béziers

The arrondissement of Beziers is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Herault departement in the Occitanie region. Its capital is the city of Beziers.
History
When the Herault department was created on 17 February 1800, the arrondissement of Beziers was part of that original department.
Geography
It is the southernmost and largest of the arrondissements of the department, with an area of . It has 312,443 inhabitants and a density of inhabitants/km2.
The arrondissement of Beziers is bordered to the north by the Aveyron department and the arrondissement of Lodeve, 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 Beziers, 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 Beziers has 152 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):
Abeilhan (34001)
Adissan (34002)
Agde (34003)
Agel (34004)
Aigne (34006)
Aigues-Vives (34007)
Alignan-du-Vent (34009)
Assignan (34015)
Aumes (34017)
Autignac (34018)
Azillanet (34020)
Babeau-Bouldoux (34021)
Bassan (34025)
Beaufort (34026)
Berlou (34030)
Bessan (34031)
Boisset (34034)
Boujan-sur-Libron (34037)
Bedarieux (34028)
Beziers (34032)
Cabrerolles (34044)
Cabrieres (34045)
Cambon-et-Salvergues (34046)
Camplong (34049)
Capestang (34052)
Carlencas-et-Levas (34053)
Cassagnoles (34054)
Castanet-le-Haut (34055)
Castelnau-de-Guers (34056)
Causses-et-Veyran (34061)
Caussiniojouls (34062)
Caux (34063)
Cazedarnes (34065)
Cazouls-d'Herault (34068)
Cazouls-les-Beziers (34069)
Cers (34073)
Cessenon-sur-Orb (34074)
Cesseras (34075)
Colombiers (34081)
Colombieres-sur-Orb (34080)
Combes (34083)
Corneilhan (34084)
Coulobres (34085)
Courniou (34086)
Creissan (34089)
Cruzy (34092)
Cebazan (34070)
Espondeilhan (34094)
Faugeres (34096)
Ferrals-les-Montagnes (34098)
Ferrieres-Poussarou (34100)
Florensac (34101)
Fontes (34103)
Fos (34104)
Fouzilhon (34105)
Fraisse-sur-Agout (34107)
Felines-Minervois (34097)
Gabian (34109)
Graissessac (34117)
Herepian (34119)
La Caunette (34059)
La Liviniere (34141)
La Salvetat-sur-Agout (34293)
La Tour-sur-Orb (34312)
Lamalou-les-Bains (34126)
Laurens (34130)
Le Poujol-sur-Orb (34211)
Le Pradal (34216)
Le Soulie (34305)
Les Aires (34008)
Lespignan (34135)
Lieuran-Cabrieres (34138)
Lieuran-les-Beziers (34139)
Lignan-sur-Orb (34140)
Lezignan-la-Cebe (34136)
Magalas (34147)
Maraussan (34148)
Margon (34149)
Marseillan (34150)
Maureilhan (34155)
Minerve (34158)
Mons (34160)
Montady (34161)
Montagnac (34162)
Montblanc (34166)
Montels (34167)
Montesquieu (34168)
Montouliers (34170)
Murviel-les-Beziers (34178)
Neffies (34181)
Nissan-lez-Enserune (34183)
Nizas (34184)
Nezignan-l'Eveque (34182)
Olargues (34187)
Olonzac (34189)
Oupia (34190)
Pailhes (34191)
Pardailhan (34193)
Pierrerue (34201)
Pinet (34203)
Poilhes (34206)
Pomerols (34207)
Portiragnes (34209)
Pouzolles (34214)
Prades-sur-Vernazobre (34218)
Premian (34219)
Puimisson (34223)
Puissalicon (34224)
Puisserguier (34225)
Peret (34197)
Pezenas (34199)
Pezenes-les-Mines (34200)
Quarante (34226)
Rieussec (34228)
Riols (34229)
Roquebrun (34232)
Roquessels (34234)
Rosis (34235)
Roujan (34237)
Saint-Chinian (34245)
Saint-Genies-de-Fontedit (34258)
Saint-Genies-de-Varensal (34257)
Saint-Gervais-sur-Mare (34260)
Saint-Jean-de-Minervois (34269)
Saint-Julien (34271)
Saint-Martin-de-l'Arcon (34273)
Saint-Nazaire-de-Ladarez (34279)
Saint-Pons-de-Mauchiens (34285)
Saint-Pons-de-Thomieres (34284)
Saint-Thibery (34289)
Saint-Vincent-d'Olargues (34291)
Saint-Etienne-Estrechoux (34252)
Saint-Etienne-d'Albagnan (34250)
Sauvian (34298)
Servian (34300)
Siran (34302)
Serignan (34299)
Taussac-la-Billiere (34308)
Thezan-les-Beziers (34310)
Tourbes (34311)
Usclas-d'Herault (34315)
Vailhan (34319)
Valras-Plage (34324)
Valros (34325)
Vendres (34329)
Verreries-de-Moussans (34331)
Vias (34332)
Vieussan (34334)
Villemagne-l'Argentiere (34335)
Villeneuve-les-Beziers (34336)
Villespassans (34339)
Velieux (34326)
The communes in the arrondissement with more inhabitants are:
Related pages
Arrondissements of the Herault department
List of arrondissements of France
References
Beziers