Canton of Orpierre

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Orpierre
Former canton
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentHautes-Alpes
No. of communes7
Disbanded2015
SeatOrpierre
Area
98.93 km2 (38.20 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
1,096
 • Density11/km2 (30/sq mi)

The canton of Orpierre 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 Serres in 2015.[2] It included the following communes:[1]

Commune Inhabitants Postal code INSEE code
Étoile-Saint-Cyrice 31 05700 05051
Lagrand 268 05300 05069
Nossage-et-Bénévent 8 05700 05094
Orpierre 256 05700 05097
Sainte-Colombe 50 05700 05135
Saléon 69 05300 05159
Trescléoux 275 05700 05172

Demographics[]

Historical population of Canton of Orpierre
(Source: INSEE)
Year196219681975198219901999
Population750885848859947957
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[]

  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°18′50″N 5°41′30″E / 44.31389°N 5.69167°E / 44.31389; 5.69167


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