title: Canton of Lodève
text: # Canton of Lodève
  
  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.
  
  ## Composition
  
  It consists of the following communes:
  
  * 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
  
  | Election | Councillors | Party | Occupation |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 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.
  * 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.
  
  ## Pictures of the canton
  
  | Houses in Saint-Martin-de-Londres | View of Romiguières | View of the "Lac du Salagou" in Celles |
  | - | - | - |
  