Caux, Hérault

Caux (French pronunciation: [ko]; Occitan: Cauç) is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France.

Caux
Commune
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Coordinates: 43°30′29″N 3°22′11″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Hérault
Arrondissement	Béziers
Canton	Pézenas
Intercommunality	CA Hérault Méditerranée
Government
• Mayor (2023–2026)	Jean-Charles Desplan[1]
Area 1	24.84 km2 (9.59 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	2,692
• Density	110/km2 (280/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 km2 (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.	±% p.a.
1968	1,711	—
1975	1,546	−1.44%
1982	1,578	+0.29%
1990	1,709	+1.00%
1999	1,968	+1.58%
2007	2,507	+3.07%
2012	2,506	−0.01%
2017	2,560	+0.43%
Source: INSEE[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
	2020	Jean-Charles Desplan

Personalities

• Jean-Jacques Causse
• Dom Bédos de Celles

See also

• Communes of the Hérault department