Canton of Carpentras-Sud

Canton de Carpentras-Sud
French canton
Location of canton of Carpentras-Sud in the department of Vaucluse
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Vaucluse
Arrondissement	Carpentras
Seat	Carpentras
Communes	5
Government
• Representative	Jean-Michel Ferrand 2008-2014
Area¹
• Total	118.71 km² (45.83 sq mi)
Population (1999)
• Total	35,212
• Density	300/km² (770/sq mi)
Cantonal code	84 10
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km².

The canton of Carpentras-Sud is a French former administrative division in the department of Vaucluse and region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015.

Composition

The communes in the canton of Carpentras-Sud:

Althen-des-Paluds : 1,988 inhabitants
Carpentras : 12,105 inhabitants
Entraigues-sur-la-Sorgue : 6,612 inhabitants
Mazan : 4,943 inhabitants
Monteux : 9,564 inhabitants

Cantons of the Vaucluse department

Apt Avignon-1 Avignon-2 Avignon-3 Bollène Carpentras Cavaillon Cheval-Blanc L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue Monteux Orange Pernes-les-Fontaines Pertuis Le Pontet Sorgues Vaison-la-Romaine Valréas

Coordinates: 44°01′54″N 5°00′44″E / 44.03167°N 5.01222°E / 44.03167; 5.01222

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