Canton of Orcières
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 (2012) | 1,853 |
• Density | 8/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,[1] which joined the canton of Saint-Bonnet-en-Champsaur in 2015.[2] It included the following communes:[1]
Commune | Inhabitants | Postal code | INSEE code |
---|---|---|---|
Champoléon | 113 | 05260 | 05032 |
Orcières | 810 | 05170 | 05096 |
Saint-Jean-Saint-Nicolas | 781 | 05260 | 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. |
See also[]
- Cantons of the Hautes-Alpes department
- Communes of France
References[]
Coordinates: 44°41′07″N 6°19′33″E / 44.68528°N 6.32583°E
Categories:
- Former cantons of Hautes-Alpes
- 2015 disestablishments in France
- States and territories disestablished in 2015
- Hautes-Alpes geography stubs