Canton of Roujan explained

Type:canton
Roujan
Seat:Roujan
Nbcomm:11
Insee:3429
Population:9414
Population As Of:2012
Disbanded:2015

The canton de Roujan is a former canton in the Arrondissement of Béziers, Hérault department, and Languedoc-Roussillon region of France. It had 9,414 inhabitants (2012).[1] It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It consisted of 11 communes, which joined the canton of Cazouls-lès-Béziers in 2015.[2]

Composition

The canton comprised the following communes:

Administration

TermNamePolitical partyJob
1945–1963Marin CalasSFIOWine merchant
Maire of Neffiès (1945–1947)
1963–1976Jean PéridierSFIO (later PS)Sénator (1959–1980)
Maire of Le Pouget
1976–1988Yves VerdeilPCF
1988-en coursFrancis BoutesPSMaire de Gabian
Vice-President of the Conseil Général

Notes and References

  1. https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/2119595/dep34.pdf Populations légales 2012: 34 Hérault
  2. http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000028664358 Décret n° 2014-258 du 26 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de l'Hérault