Canton of Lodève explained

Type:	canton
Lodève
Insee:	34 11
Seat:	Lodève
Cg:	Jacques Rigaud Gaëlle Lévêque^[1]
Term:	2021 - 2028
Area:	1055.31
Nbcomm:	54

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.^[2]

Composition

It consists of the following communes:^[2]

1. Agonès
2. Le Bosc
3. Brissac
4. Causse-de-la-Selle
5. Le Caylar
6. Cazilhac
7. Celles
8. Claret
9. Le Cros
10. Ferrières-les-Verreries
11. Fontanès
12. Fozières
13. Ganges
14. Gorniès
15. Laroque
16. Lauret
17. Lauroux
18. Lavalette
19. Lodève
20. Mas-de-Londres
21. Montoulieu
22. Moulès-et-Baucels
23. Notre-Dame-de-Londres
24. Olmet-et-Villecun
25. Pégairolles-de-Buèges
26. Pégairolles-de-l'Escalette
27. Les Plans
28. Poujols
29. Le Puech
30. Les Rives
31. Romiguières
32. Roqueredonde
33. Rouet
34. Saint-André-de-Buèges
35. Saint-Bauzille-de-Putois
36. Saint-Étienne-de-Gourgas
37. Saint-Félix-de-l'Héras
38. Saint-Jean-de-Buèges
39. Saint-Jean-de-la-Blaquière
40. Saint-Martin-de-Londres
41. Saint-Maurice-Navacelles
42. Saint-Michel
43. Saint-Pierre-de-la-Fage
44. Saint-Privat
45. Sauteyrargues
46. Sorbs
47. Soubès
48. Soumont
49. Usclas-du-Bosc
50. La Vacquerie-et-Saint-Martin-de-Castries
51. Vacquières
52. Valflaunès
53. Viols-en-Laval
54. Viols-le-Fort

Councillors

Election		Councillors	Party	Occupation
	2015	Marie-Christine Bousquet	PS
	2015	Jacques Rigaud	PS
	2017	Irène Tolleret	LREM
	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.^[3]
• 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.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les conseillers départementaux. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 16 December 2022. fr.
2. Web site: Décret n° 2014-258 du 26 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de l'Hérault | Legifrance. 2017-06-21.
3. Web site: Elisabeth Badinier . Sudden disappearance of the mayor of Lodève, Marie-Christine Bousquet . fr. France Bleu. 15 November 2017. 23 February 2018.
4. Web site: Valérie Luxey . Lodève: 70.85% of the vote for the socialist Gaëlle Lévêque who wins the partial departmental election against the RN . fr. France 3. 8 July 2019. 29 March 2020.