Canton of Saint-Chinian
Former canton in Occitania, France
Saint-Chinian | |
---|---|
Former canton | |
![]() | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitania |
Department | Hérault |
No. of communes | 13 |
Disbanded | 2015 |
Seat | Saint-Chinian |
Area | 219 km2 (85 sq mi) |
Population (2012) | 8,138 |
• Density | 37/km2 (100/sq mi) |
The Canton of Saint-Chinian is a former subdivision of the French department of Hérault, and its subdivision, the Arrondissement of Béziers. It had 8,138 inhabitants (2012).[1] It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It consisted of 13 communes,[1] which joined the canton of Saint-Pons-de-Thomières in 2015.[2]
Municipalities
The canton comprised the following communes:[1]
- Agel
- Aigues-Vives
- Assignan
- Babeau-Bouldoux
- Cazedarnes
- Cébazan
- Cessenon-sur-Orb
- Cruzy
- Montouliers
- Pierrerue
- Prades-sur-Vernazobre
- Saint-Chinian
- Villespassans
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Saint-Chinian-Vue_ensemble-01.jpg/220px-Saint-Chinian-Vue_ensemble-01.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Cessenon-sur-Orb_vue-ensemble_01.jpg/220px-Cessenon-sur-Orb_vue-ensemble_01.jpg)
References
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png)
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Canton de Saint-Chinian.
- v
- t
- e
43°23′52″N 2°56′20″E / 43.39778°N 2.93889°E / 43.39778; 2.93889