Canton of Orthez et Terres des Gaves et du Sel

Coordinates: 43°30′07″N 0°46′05″W / 43.50194°N 0.76806°W / 43.50194; -0.76806
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Orthez et Terres des Gaves et du Sel
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentPyrénées-Atlantiques
No. of communes40
SeatOrthez
Area
397.32 km2 (153.41 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
27,027
 • Density68/km2 (180/sq mi)
INSEE code6416

The canton of Orthez et Terres des Gaves et du Sel (before 2015: canton of Orthez) is a canton of France, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department. Its chief town is Orthez.

Composition[edit]

At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was renamed and expanded from 13 to 40 communes:[2]

Recent history[edit]

List of the Counsellors General
Date of election Name Party
1995 Bernard Moleres
2001 Bernard Moleres
This list is highly incomplete.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  2. ^ Décret n° 2014-248 du 25 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département des Pyrénées-Atlantiques

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43°30′07″N 0°46′05″W / 43.50194°N 0.76806°W / 43.50194; -0.76806