Canton of Orcières

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 had 1,853 inhabitants (2012).[1]

Orcières
Former canton
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentHautes-Alpes
No. of communes3
Disbanded2015
SeatOrcières
Area
233.98 km2 (90.34 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
1,853
 • Density8/km2 (20/sq mi)

The canton comprised the following communes:[1]

Demographics
Historical population of Canton of Orcières
(Source: INSEE)
Year196219681975198219901999
Population1 3091 5641 7111 8291 8081 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

References
  1. Populations légales 2012: 05 Hautes-Alpes, INSEE
  2. Décret n° 2014-193 du 20 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département des Hautes-Alpes

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