Canton of La Grave

Coordinates: 45°02′49″N 6°18′24″E / 45.04694°N 6.30667°E / 45.04694; 6.30667
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La Grave
Former canton
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentHautes-Alpes
No. of communes2
Disbanded2015
SeatLa Grave
Area
204.42 km2 (78.93 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
797
 • Density4/km2 (10/sq mi)

The canton of La Grave 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 2 communes,[1] which joined the new canton of Briançon-1 in 2015.[2] It had 797 inhabitants (2012).[1]

The canton comprised the following communes:[1]

Demographics[edit]

Historical population of Canton of La Grave
(Source: INSEE)
Year196219681975198219901999
Population697722668637633730
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[edit]

  1. ^ a b c 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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