Canton of Agde
| Canton of Agde | |
|---|---|
| region | Occitania |
| Department | Herault |
| Arrondissement |
Béziers (4 municipalities) Montpellier (1 municipality) |
| main place | Agde |
| Residents | 50,309 (Jan. 1, 2017) |
| Population density | 275 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 182.82 km² |
| Communities | 5 |
| INSEE code | 3401 |
 Location of the canton of Agde in the Hérault department |
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The French canton of Agde is located in the Hérault department , in the Béziers and Montpellier arrondissements . It has 50,309 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017).
In the course of the reorganization of the French cantons in 2015, the canton was expanded with the former four municipalities to include the municipality of Portiragnes , which had previously belonged to the canton of Béziers-2 .
Sébastien Frey ( NC ) was the representative in the General Council of the Département from 2008 to 2015 . Marie-Christine Fabre de Roussac ( LR ) and Sébastien Frey ( UDI ) represent the canton for the 2015–2021 period .
Communities
The canton consists of five municipalities with a total of 50,309 inhabitants (as of 2017) on a total area of 182.82 km 2 :
| local community | Residents January 1, 2017 |
Area km² |
Density of population / km² |
Code INSEE |
Post Code | Arrondissement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agde | 28,609 | 50.81 | 563 | 34003 | 34300 | Beziers |
| Bessan | 5,069 | 27.65 | 183 | 34031 | 34550 | Beziers |
| Marseillan | 7,778 | 51.71 | 150 | 34150 | 34340 | Montpellier |
| Portiragnes | 3.134 | 20.16 | 155 | 34209 | 34420, 34450 | Beziers |
| Vias | 5,719 | 32.49 | 176 | 34332 | 34450 | Beziers |
| Canton of Agde | 50,309 | 182.82 | 275 | 3401 | - | - |
Until the nationwide reorganization of the French cantons in March 2015, the canton of Agde included the four municipalities of Agde , Bessan , Marseillan and Vias . Its layout corresponded to an area of 162.66 km 2 .
