Canton of La Motte-du-Caire
La Motte-du-Caire | |
|---|---|
Former canton | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Alpes-de-Haute-Provence |
| No. of communes | 13 |
| Disbanded | 2015 |
| Seat | La Motte-du-Caire |
| Area | 255.99 km2 (98.84 sq mi) |
| Population (2012) | 2,563 |
| • Density | 10/km2 (30/sq mi) |
The canton of La Motte-du-Caire 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 13 communes,[1] which joined the canton of Seyne in 2015.[2] It included the following communes:[1]
| Commune | Inhabitants | Postal code | INSEE code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Le Caire | 76 | 04250 | 04037 |
| Châteaufort | 28 | 04250 | 04050 |
| Clamensane | 131 | 04250 | 04057 |
| Claret | 249 | 05110 | 04058 |
| Curbans | 292 | 05110 | 04066 |
| Melve | 114 | 04250 | 04118 |
| La Motte-du-Caire | 484 | 04250 | 04134 |
| Nibles | 42 | 04250 | 04137 |
| Sigoyer | 75 | 04200 | 04207 |
| Thèze | 144 | 04200 | 04216 |
| Valavoire | 27 | 04250 | 04228 |
| Valernes | 231 | 04200 | 04231 |
| Vaumeilh | 197 | 04200 | 04233 |
Demographics[]
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 1 382 | 1 536 | 1 500 | 1 605 | 1 897 | 2 090 |
| 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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Coordinates: 44°20′40″N 6°01′45″E / 44.34444°N 6.02917°E
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