What is Communauté de communes Coteaux et Châteaux?
{{Infobox French communauté |nom=Communauté de communes <br />Coteaux et Châteaux |image=Gabian vue generale.JPG |rég=[[Languedoc-Roussillon]] |dépt=[[Hérault]] |creation=December 31, 1997 |nbcomm=8 |siège=[[Roujan]] |prés= Francis Boutes |pop= |datepop= |superf= 9066 |dens= |budget= |siteweb=[http://www.coteaux-chateaux.com www.coteaux-chateaux.com] |imagesfin= |}} The '''Communauté de communes Coteaux et Châteaux''' was a group of communes in the [[Hérault]] departement and [[Languedoc-Roussillon]] region of [[France]]. It was created on December 31, 1997, by decision of the [[Prefectures in France|Prefecture]],<ref>[http://www.coteaux-chateaux.com/interieur.php?id_rubrique=1 Présentation Générale de Coteaux et Châteaux] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716041815/http://www.coteaux-chateaux.com/interieur.php?id_rubrique=1 |date=2011-07-16 }} (official website) {{in lang|fr}}</ref> and dissolved on January 1, 2013 upon merging with surrounding ''communauté de communes'' to form the [[Communauté des communes des Avant-Monts du Centre Hérault]]. ==Etymology== The name comes from the local ''coteaux'' ([[vineyard]]s) and ''chateaux'' (castles), prominent features of the countryside. ==Communes== [[File:CôteauxetChâteaux.jpg|thumb]] ''Coteaux et Chateaux'' contained the following [[Communes of France|communes]]:<ref>[http://www.coteaux-chateaux.com/interieur.php?id_rubrique=2 Les communes de Coteaux et Châteaux] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716042208/http://www.coteaux-chateaux.com/interieur.php?id_rubrique=2 |date=2011-07-16 }} (official web) {{in lang|fr}}</ref> * Fos * Gabian * Margon * Montesquieu * Neffiès * [[Pouzolles]] * Roujan * Vailhan ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== * [http://www.coteaux-chateaux.com Official Website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111011175303/http://www.coteaux-chateaux.com/ |date=2011-10-11 }} {{in lang|fr}} * Look up ''[[wikt:Coteau|coteau]]'' and ''[[wikt:Château|château]]'' on the [[Wiktionary]]. {{France