Caux, Hérault

Caux is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France.

Caux
Commune
View of Caux
Coat of arms
Location of Caux
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Coordinates: 43°30′29″N 3°22′11″E
Country	France
Region	Occitanie
Department	Hérault
Arrondissement	Béziers
Canton	Pézenas
Intercommunality	CA Hérault Méditerranée
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	Jean Martinez
Area ^1	24.84 km^2 (9.59 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	2,560
• Density	100/km^2 (270/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	34063 /34720
Elevation	27–166 m (89–545 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

View in the circulade

Caux is a Circulade village located near Pézenas

Toponymy

The origin of the name "Caux" has two possible explanations:

1. It can come from Occitan "caus" which means "lime". This is possible because limestone is very present on the territory, lime kilns are numerous; we find their remains at Sallèles and Maro Road.
2. The name can come from an expression of pre-Indo-European origin: "cal-so", that is to say rock, shelter. Indeed, on its base at 103 meters above sea level, Caux dominates the surroundings.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	1,648	—
1968	1,711	+3.8%
1975	1,546	−9.6%
1982	1,578	+2.1%
1990	1,709	+8.3%
1999	1,968	+15.2%
2006	2,463	+25.2%
2011	2,490	+1.1%
2015	2,547	+2.3%

Administration

Town hall of Caux

Election		Mayor	Party	Occupation
	1971	Michel Estadieu	PS
	1983	Jacques Vailhère	RPR
	2001	Jean Martinez	DVD	Professor at University of Montpellier

Personalities

• Jean-Jacques Causse
• Dom Bédos de Celles

External links

• Official Web site
• Tourist office Web site

See also

• Communes of the Hérault department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.