Canton of Orange-Est

Canton d'Orange-Est
French canton
Location of canton of Orange-Est in the department of Vaucluse
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Vaucluse
Arrondissement	Avignon
Seat	Orange
Communes	7
Government
• Representative	Marie-Claude Bompard (MPF) 2004-2011
Area¹
• Total	142.15 km² (54.88 sq mi)
Population (1999)
• Total	27,218
• Density	190/km² (500/sq mi)
Cantonal code	84 16
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km².

The canton of Orange-Est 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 Orange-Est:

Camaret-sur-Aigues : 3,553 inhabitants
Jonquières : 3,926 inhabitants
Orange : 13,808 inhabitants
Sérignan-du-Comtat : 2,254 inhabitants
Travaillan : 676 inhabitants
Uchaux : 1,465 inhabitants
Violès : 1,536 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°09′59″N 4°52′11″E / 44.16639°N 4.86972°E / 44.16639; 4.86972

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