The Communauté d'agglomération du Bassin de Thau is an intercommunal government structure

Communauté de communes

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, in the Hérault

Hérault

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 département of the Languedoc-Roussillon

Languedoc-Roussillon

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 région, in France

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Composition

The CABT includes primary members from these eight communes.

Commune	Area (km²)	Population (2005)	Number of officials
Balaruc-les-Bains Balaruc-les-Bains Balaruc-les-Bains is a commune in the Hérault department in the Languedoc-Roussillon region in southern France.-Population:-See also:*Communes of the Hérault department* Balaruc* Étang de Thau* Communauté d'agglomération du Bassin de Thau-References:...	8.66	5,745	4
Balaruc-le-Vieux Balaruc-le-Vieux Balaruc-le-Vieux is a commune in the Hérault department in the Languedoc-Roussillon region in southern France.-Population:-References:*...	5.92	1,813	3
Bouzigues Bouzigues Bouzigues is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France.-Population:-References:*...	15.44	9,150	1
Frontignan Frontignan Frontignan la Peyrade is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France.Frontignan is renowned for its AOC wine, the Muscat de Frontignan, a sweet wine made solely from the Muscat grape variety.-Sights:...	31.72	19,293	7
Gigean Gigean Gigean is a commune in the Hérault département in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France.Its inhabitants are called Gigeannais.-Geography:...	16.56	4,579	3
Marseillan	51.71	7,734	4
Marseillan-Plage	48.67	4,82	2
Mèze Mèze Mèze is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France.Its inhabitants are called Mézois.-Geography:...	52.75	18,127	21
Mireval Mireval Mireval is a commune in the Hérault department in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France.It is famous for its muscat wine, the , from which François Rabelais wrote about in the beginning of the 16th century.-See also:*Communes of the Hérault department...	11.05	3,049	3
Poussan Poussan Poussan is a commune in the Hérault department in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France....	21.36	27,120	44
Sète Sète Sète is a commune in the Hérault department in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France. Its inhabitants are called Sétois....	24.21	43,400	12
Vic-la-Gardiole Vic-la-Gardiole Vic-la-Gardiole is a commune in the Hérault department in Languedoc-Roussillon southern France.-See also:*Communes of the Hérault department...	18.49	2,483	3
Villeveyrac Villeveyrac Villeveyrac is a commune in the Hérault department in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France....	36.60	12,210	27
Total	168.32	84,275	39

Conseil de Communauté

The Council of Communities is made up of 8 mayors of the above communes and of 31 representatives from other communes and governing bodies in the area.

Jurisdiction

The CABT has for mandatory areas of jurisdiction:

• Economic development,
• Land management,
• Environmental protection,
• Town political structures.

It is to oversee as well:

• Organization of common transport problems,
• Sanitation collection and treatment,
• Assessment, protection, and economic impact of the local environment,
• The creation, management and assessment of cultural and sporting organizations across the communes.

Activities of the CABT

Areas over which the CABT has shared jurisdiction:

• Ports,
• Fisheries and shellfish cultivation,
• Vineyard Cultivation,
• Wine and Spirits production,
• Thermal Energy production,
• Tourism.

External links

CABT in the Official site of Sète CABT in the Official site of Gigean CABT in the Official site of Marseillan