BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GÉOLOGIQUES ET MINIÈRES provides a dataset listing the 342 communes in the Hérault department of France. It indicates each municipality's submission to coastal or mountain laws, its classification in mountain areas, and its inclusion within a massif perimeter. The data layer was built using the Bd Carto 2012 base map and was last updated on September 9, 2021.
Use Cases
- Mapping administrative boundaries for mountain policy based on the concept of 'massif' perimeters.
- Analyzing land use restrictions for economic development based on municipal classifications under mountain law.
- Studying the geographic distribution of communes subject to specific environmental protection laws.
- Cross-referencing legal handicaps for living conditions with municipal boundaries.
Strengths
- Covers 342 communes, providing a complete administrative scope for the Hérault department.
- Based on the authoritative Bd Carto 2012 base map for geographic accuracy.
- Explicitly references the specific legal frameworks (Law No 85-30) governing the classifications.
Limitations
- Last updated 2021-09-09 00:00:00; freshness should be verified against more recent legal or cartographic updates.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale analysis.
Provenance
- Source
- BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GÉOLOGIQUES ET MINIÈRES
- Collection Method
- Built after the Bd Carto 2012 base map.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2021-09-09 00:00:00
- Geography
- Hérault department, France