Canton of Lodève
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| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Hérault |
| No. of communes | 54 |
| Seat | Lodève |
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| • Representatives (2021–2028) | Jacques Rigaud Gaëlle Lévêque[1] |
| Area | 1,055.31 km2 (407.46 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 36,815 |
| • Density | 35/km2 (90/sq mi) |
| INSEE code | 34 11 |
The canton of Lodève is an administrative division of the Hérault department, southern France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Lodève.[3]
Composition
[edit]It consists of the following communes:[3]
- Agonès
- Le Bosc
- Brissac
- Causse-de-la-Selle
- Le Caylar
- Cazilhac
- Celles
- Claret
- Le Cros
- Ferrières-les-Verreries
- Fontanès
- Fozières
- Ganges
- Gorniès
- Laroque
- Lauret
- Lauroux
- Lavalette
- Lodève
- Mas-de-Londres
- Montoulieu
- Moulès-et-Baucels
- Notre-Dame-de-Londres
- Olmet-et-Villecun
- Pégairolles-de-Buèges
- Pégairolles-de-l'Escalette
- Les Plans
- Poujols
- Le Puech
- Les Rives
- Romiguières
- Roqueredonde
- Rouet
- Saint-André-de-Buèges
- Saint-Bauzille-de-Putois
- Saint-Étienne-de-Gourgas
- Saint-Félix-de-l'Héras
- Saint-Jean-de-Buèges
- Saint-Jean-de-la-Blaquière
- Saint-Martin-de-Londres
- Saint-Maurice-Navacelles
- Saint-Michel
- Saint-Pierre-de-la-Fage
- Saint-Privat
- Sauteyrargues
- Sorbs
- Soubès
- Soumont
- Usclas-du-Bosc
- La Vacquerie-et-Saint-Martin-de-Castries
- Vacquières
- Valflaunès
- Viols-en-Laval
- Viols-le-Fort
Councillors
[edit]| Election | Councillors | Party | Occupation | |
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| 2015 | Marie-Christine Bousquet | PS | Mayor of Lodève | |
| 2015 | Jacques Rigaud | PS | Councillor of Ganges | |
| 2017 | Irène Tolleret | LREM | Mayor of Fontanès | |
| 2019 | Gaëlle Lévêque | PS | Councillor of Lodève | |
- Following the death of Marie-Christine Bousquet , his substitute, Irène Tolleret, replaces her in Departmental council of Hérault.[4]
- Following Irène Tolleret's election as a Member of the European Parliament in 2019, a cantonal by-election is organized. Gaëlle Lévêque is elected with 70.85% of the votes.[5]
Pictures of the canton
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References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les conseillers départementaux" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 16 December 2022.
- ^ "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Décret n° 2014-258 du 26 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de l'Hérault | Legifrance". Retrieved 2017-06-21.
- ^ Elisabeth Badinier (15 November 2017). "Sudden disappearance of the mayor of Lodève, Marie-Christine Bousquet" (in French). France Bleu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ Valérie Luxey (8 July 2019). "Lodève: 70.85% of the vote for the socialist Gaëlle Lévêque who wins the partial departmental election against the RN" (in French). France 3. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
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