Canton of Argelès-sur-Mer
Canton of Argelès-sur-Mer | |
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Former canton | |
 Location of the canton in Pyrénées-Orientales | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitanie |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| No. of communes | 8 |
| Disbanded | 2015 |
| Seat | Argelès-sur-Mer |
| Area | 172.37 km2 (66.55 sq mi) |
| Population (2012) | 26,876 |
| • Density | 156/km2 (400/sq mi) |
The Canton of Argelès-sur-Mer is a French former canton of Pyrénées-Orientales department, in Languedoc-Roussillon.[1] It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015.
Composition[]
The canton of Argelès-sur-Mer consisted of 8 communes :
| Name | Code INSEE | Intercommunality | Area
(km2) |
Population
(last legal population) |
Density
(per km2) |
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| Argelès-sur-Mer(seat) | 66008 | 58.67 | 10,279 (2014) | 175 | |
| Sorède | 66196 | 34.54 | 3,153 (2014) | 91 | |
| Saint-André | 66168 | 9.73 | 3,309 (2014) | 340 | |
| Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines | 66175 | 9.90 | 2,744 (2014) | 277 | |
| Palau-del-Vidre | 66133 | 10.41 | 3,205 (2014) | 308 | |
| Laroque-des-Albères | 66093 | 20.51 | 2,132 (2014) | 104 | |
| Villelongue-dels-Monts | 66225 | 11.55 | 1,608 (2014) | 139 | |
| Montesquieu-des-Albères | 66115 | 17.06 | 1,218 (2014) | 71 |
References[]
- ^ Résultats des élections cantonales 2011, Pyrénées-Orientales, Ministère de l'Intérieur
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Coordinates: 42°32′29″N 3°01′14″E / 42.54139°N 3.02056°E
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