Arrondissements of the Hérault department

The 3 arrondissements of the Hérault department are:
 * 1) Arrondissement of Béziers, (subprefecture: Béziers) with 153 communes.  The population of the arrondissement was 309,800 in 2016.
 * 2) Arrondissement of Lodève, (subprefecture: Lodève) with 122 communes.  The population of the arrondissement was 138,746 in 2016.
 * 3) Arrondissement of Montpellier, (prefecture of the Hérault department: Montpellier) with 67 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 683,935 in 2016.

History
In 1800 the arrondissements of Montpellier, Béziers, Lodève and Saint-Pons were established. The arrondissements of Lodève and Saint-Pons were disbanded in 1926, and Lodève was restored in 1942. In 2009 the arrondissement of Montpellier lost the three cantons of Aniane, Ganges and Saint-Martin-de-Londres to the arrondissement of Lodève.

The borders of the arrondissements of Hérault were modified in January 2017:
 * five communes from the arrondissement of Béziers to the arrondissement of Lodève
 * one commune from the arrondissement of Béziers to the arrondissement of Montpellier
 * seven communes from the arrondissement of Lodève to the arrondissement of Béziers
 * 26 communes from the arrondissement of Montpellier to the arrondissement of Lodève