Caux, Hérault

Caux
Caux
Commune
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	Coordinates: 43°30′29″N 3°22′11″E / 43.5081°N 3.3697°ECoordinates: 43°30′29″N 3°22′11″E / 43.5081°N 3.3697°E
Country	France
Region	Occitanie
Department	Hérault
Arrondissement	Béziers
Canton	Pézenas
Intercommunality
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	Jean Martinez
Area 1	24.84 km2 (9.59 sq mi)
Population (Jan. 2018)	2,546
• Density	100/km2 (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 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography[]

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Caux is a Circulade village located near Pézenas

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

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.
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.