Canton of Aiguilles

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Canton d'Aiguilles
Former canton
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentHautes-Alpes
No. of communes7
Disbanded2015
SeatAiguilles
Area
437.36 km2 (168.87 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
2,145
 • Density5/km2 (10/sq mi)

The canton of Aiguilles 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 7 communes,[1] which joined the canton of Guillestre in 2015.[2] It includes the following communes:[1]

Commune Inhabitants Postal code INSEE code
Abriès 354 05460 05001
Aiguilles 441 05470 05003
Arvieux 355 05350 05007
Château-Ville-Vieille 321 05350 05038
Molines-en-Queyras 322 05350 05077
Ristolas 78 05460 05120
Saint-Véran 267 05350 05157

Demographics[]

Historical population of Canton of Aiguilles
(Source: INSEE)
Year196219681975198219901999
Population1 6111 6741 6771 9021 9482 138
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

See also[]

  • Cantons of the Hautes-Alpes department

References[]

  1. ^ a b Populations légales 2012: Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble, INSEE
  2. ^ Décret n° 2014-193 du 20 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département des Hautes-Alpes


Coordinates: 44°46′57″N 6°52′11″E / 44.78250°N 6.86972°E / 44.78250; 6.86972


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