Canton of Saint-Étienne-les-Orgues

Coordinates: 44°02′48″N 5°46′52″E / 44.04667°N 5.78111°E / 44.04667; 5.78111
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Saint-Étienne-les-Orgues
Former canton
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentAlpes-de-Haute-Provence
No. of communes8
Disbanded2015
SeatSaint-Étienne-les-Orgues
Area
201.63 km2 (77.85 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
2,930
 • Density15/km2 (40/sq mi)

The canton of Saint-Étienne-les-Orgues 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 8 communes,[1] which joined the canton of Forcalquier in 2015.[2] It had 2,930 inhabitants (2012).[1]

The canton comprised the following communes:[1]

Demographics[edit]

Historical population of Canton of Saint-Étienne-les-Orgues
(Source: INSEE)
Year196219681975198219901999
Population1 1131 2311 2711 5362 2022 294
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Populations légales 2012: 04 Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, INSEE
  2. ^ Décret n° 2014-226 du 24 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département des Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, 2014-02-24, retrieved 2016-04-11

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