Canton of Laragne-Montéglin

Canton de Laragne-Montéglin
French canton
Country France
Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department Hautes-Alpes
Arrondissement Gap
Seat Laragne-Montéglin
Communes 11
Area¹
 • Total 290.96 km2 (112.34 sq mi)
Population (2012)
 • Total 7,679
 • Density 26/km2 (68/sq mi)
Cantonal code 05 11
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2.

The canton of Laragne-Montéglin is an administrative division in southeastern France. At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was expanded from 7 to 13 communes (3 of which merged into the new commune Val Buëch-Méouge):[1]

Demographics

Historical population of Canton of Laragne-Montéglin
(Source: INSEE)
Year196219681975198219901999
Population4 6565 4185 7565 4975 4135 594
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. ↑ Décret n° 2014-193 du 20 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département des Hautes-Alpes

Coordinates: 44°18′57″N 5°49′20″E / 44.31583°N 5.82222°E / 44.31583; 5.82222

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