Canton of Orcières
Appearance
Orcières | |
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Former canton | |
Country | France |
Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
Department | Hautes-Alpes |
No. of communes | 3 |
Disbanded | 2015 |
Seat | Orcières |
Area | 233.98 km2 (90.34 sq mi) |
Population (1999) | 1,704 |
• Density | 7/km2 (20/sq mi) |
The canton of Orcières is a former administrative division in southeastern France. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It consisted of 3 communes, which joined the canton of Saint-Bonnet-en-Champsaur in 2015.[1] It included the following communes:
Template:Début tableau des communes d'un canton français |- | Champoléon || align="right" | 113 || align="right" | 05260 || align="right" | 05032 |- | Orcières || align="right" | 810 || align="right" | 05170 || align="right" | 05096 |- | Saint-Jean-Saint-Nicolas || align="right" | 781 || align="right" | 05260 || align="right" | 05145 |}
Demographics
Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Population | 1 309 | 1 564 | 1 711 | 1 829 | 1 808 | 1 704 |
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. |
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References
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