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Hérault
Coat of arms of the Hérault department
Location
Location of Hérault in France
Administration
Department number: 34
Region: Languedoc-Roussillon
Prefecture: Montpellier
Subprefectures: Béziers
Lodève
Arrondissements: 3
Cantons: 49
Communes: 343
President of the General Council: André Vezinhet
PS
Statistics
Population Ranked 22nd
 -1999 896,441
Population density: 147/km²
Land area¹: 6101 km²
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km². The term administration, as used in the context of Government, differs according to Jurisdiction. In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division France is divided into 26 regions or régions (in French of which 21 are in continental Metropolitan France, one is the island of Corsica, Languedoc-Roussillon ( Occitan: Lengadòc-Rosselhon; Catalan: Llenguadoc-Rosselló) is one of the 26 regions of France. A prefecture ( préfecture) in France can refer to: the Chef-lieu de département, the town in which the administration of a ''département'' Montpellier ( Occitan Montpelhièr) is a City in the south of France. Subprefectures (sous-préfectures are the administrative towns of arrondissements in France that do not contain the prefecture for its department. Béziers ( Besièrs in Occitan, and Besiers in Catalan) is a town in Languedoc, in the southwest of France. Lodève ( Occitan: Lodeva) is a commune in the Hérault departement in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France The 100 French departments are divided into 342 arrondissements, which may be translated into English as districts. The 3 arrondissements of the Hérault department are Arrondissement of Béziers, ( subprefecture: Béziers) The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's 341 arrondissements and 100 departments. The following is a list of the 49 cantons of the Hérault department, in France, sorted by arrondissement: Arrondissement The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. The following is a list of the 343 communes of the Hérault département, in France. In France, the President of the General Council (French Président du conseil général) is the locally-elected head of the General Council, the assembly The Socialist Party ( Parti Socialiste, PS is the largest left-wing political party in France. As of January 1, 2008, 64473140 people live in the French Republic. To help compare Orders of magnitude of different geographical regions we list here areas between 1000 km2 and 10000 km2 An estuary is a semi-enclosed Coastal body of Water with one or more Rivers or Streams flowing into it and with a free connection to the open
France
For other uses, see Hérault (disambiguation).

Hérault (Occitan: Erau) is a department in the southwest of France named after the Hérault river. Occitan ( IPA BrE: /ˈɒksɪtn/ AmE: /ˈɑksəˌtɑn/ known also as Lenga d'òc or Langue d'oc (native name occitan In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Hérault ( Occitan: Erau) is a River of southern France. Its length is.

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History

Hérault is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. The French Revolution (1789–1799 was a period of political and social upheaval in the History of France, during which the French governmental structure previously an Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Year 1790 ( MDCCXC) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year It was created from part of the former province of Languedoc. The Kingdom of France was organised into Provinces until March 4, 1790, when the establishment of the département Languedoc ( in French Lengadòc in Occitan) is a former Province of France, now continued in the modern-day ''régions'' of Languedoc-Roussillon

At the beginning of the 20th century, the wine-growing region was devastated, and thousands of workers revolted. This list of wine-producing regions catalogues significant Growing regions where Vineyards are planted This revolt was suppressed very harshly by the government of Georges Clemenceau. Georges Benjamin Clemenceau ( Mouilleron-en-Pareds ( Vendée) 28 September 1841 24 November 1929 was a French statesman physician and Journalist

The catastrophic frost of the winter of 1956 damaged the olive trees, and the olive-growing regions did not recover until 1980. The Olive ( Olea europaea) is a Species of small Tree in the family Oleaceae, native to the coastal areas of the eastern Many of the olive-industry co-ops closed.

Geography

Hérault is part of the current region of Languedoc-Roussillon and is surrounded by the departments of Aude, Tarn, Aveyron, Gard, and the Mediterranean Sea (Gulf of Lion) on the south. France is divided into 26 regions or régions (in French of which 21 are in continental Metropolitan France, one is the island of Corsica, Languedoc-Roussillon ( Occitan: Lengadòc-Rosselhon; Catalan: Llenguadoc-Rosselló) is one of the 26 regions of France. Aude ( Occitan: Aude) is a department in south-central France named after the Aude River. Aveyron ( Occitan: Avairon) is a department in southern France named after the Aveyron River. Gard ( Occitan: Gard) is a département located in southern France in the Languedoc-Roussillon region The Gulf of Lion (French Golfe du Lion is a wide Embayment of the Mediterranean coastline of Languedoc-Roussillon and Provence in

The department is very geographically diverse, with beaches in the south, the Cévennes mountains in the north, and agricultural land in between. The Cévennes are a range of mountains in south-central France, covering parts of the départements ' of Gard, Lozère, Ardèche

The important rivers are:

The area of Hérault near the town of Lodève is an antipode point with Chatham Island, off the east coast of New Zealand. The Aude River ( Latin Atax) is a River of southwestern France. The Orb is a 145 km long river in the Herault département of Southern France that flows into the Mediterranean Sea, in Valras-Plage The Hérault ( Occitan: Erau) is a River of southern France. Its length is. The Vidourle ( Vidorle in Occitan) is a river in southern France, flowing into the Mediterranean Sea in Le Grau-du-Roi. Lodève ( Occitan: Lodeva) is a commune in the Hérault departement in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France The antipodes refer to lands and peoples located on the opposite side of the World compared to the speaker Chatham Island is by far the largest island of the Chatham Islands group in the south Pacific Ocean off the eastern coast of New Zealand, &mdash New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island

Climate

Early depiction of Jesus Christ on a sarcophagus, Herault, France, 6th century. Louvre Museum.
Early depiction of Jesus Christ on a sarcophagus, Herault, France, 6th century. Jesus of Nazareth (7–2 BC / BCE —26–36 AD / CE) A sarcophagus is a Funeral receptacle for a Corpse, most commonly carved or cut from stone Hérault ( Occitan: Erau) is a department in the southwest of France named after the Hérault river. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Louvre Museum. The Louvre Museum (Musée du Louvre located in Paris is the world's most visited art museum a historic monument and a national museum of France

The average temperature is between 15 and 16 degrees Celsius.

Demographics

The inhabitants of the department are called Héraultais.

Culture

Montpellier hosts the following festivals:

The Canal du Midi has been designated as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. The Canal du Midi or Canal des Deux Mers ( Occitan: Canal de las Doas Mars / Canal del Miègjorn) is a 240 km long canal in the south of France A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a site (such as a Forest, Mountain, Lake, Desert, Monument, Building, complex United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization ( UNESCO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations established on November 16

Tourism

The Mediterranean beaches are a major attraction, as well as the caves of Clamouse and Demoiselles.

Part of Cap d'Agde is a major nudist resort. Cap d'Agde (kap dagd is the Seaside resort of the town of Agde, France, on the Mediterranean sea in the département of Hérault, Naturism or nudism is a cultural and Political movement advocating and defending social Nudity in private and in public.

Cruising along the Canal du Midi and walking or cycling along the tow paths is a popular holiday option. The Canal du Midi or Canal des Deux Mers ( Occitan: Canal de las Doas Mars / Canal del Miègjorn) is a 240 km long canal in the south of France

See also

External links


The following is a list of the 49 cantons of the Hérault department, in France, sorted by arrondissement: Arrondissement The following is a list of the 343 communes of the Hérault département, in France. The 3 arrondissements of the Hérault department are Arrondissement of Béziers, ( subprefecture: Béziers) There are numerous Castles in the Hérault départment of France.
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