Communauté de communes Coteaux et Châteaux

Communauté de communes Coteaux et Châteaux[1]
Country	France
Region	Languedoc-Roussillon
Department	Hérault
No. of communes	8
Established	December 31, 1997
Seat	Roujan
Government
- President	Francis Boutes
Area
- Total	9,066 km2 (3,500.4 sq mi)
Website	www.coteaux-chateaux.com

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

It was created by prefectoral decision on December 31, 1997.^[2]

Etymology

The name "Coteaux et Châteaux" derives from the local coteaux (vineyards^[3]) and châteaux, both prominent in the countryside.

Communes

Coteaux et Chateaux is constituted of the following communes^[4]:

• Fos
• Gabian
• Margon
• Montesquieu
• Neffiès
• Pouzolles
• Roujan
• Vailhan

External links

• Official Website (French)
• The French Wikipedia has an article on this subject. (French)
• Look up the words coteau and chateau on the Wiktionary.

References

1. ^ Infobox from the French Wikipedia (French)
2. ^ Présentation Générale de Côteaux et Châteaux (official web) (French)
3. ^ See picture on right : coteaux (Gabian)
4. ^ Les communes de Coteaux et Châteaux (official web) (French)