Canton of Volonne
| Canton de Volonne | |
|---|---|
| French canton | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Alpes-de-Haute-Provence |
| Arrondissement | Forcalquier |
| Seat | Volonne |
| Communes | 9 |
| Government | |
| • Representative |
Claude Fiaert 2011-2014 |
| Area¹ | |
| • Total | 158.55 km2 (61.22 sq mi) |
| Population (1999) | |
| • Total | 10,397 |
| • Density | 66/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Cantonal code | 04 30 |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2. | |
The canton of Volonne is a former administrative division in southeastern France. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It included the following communes:
| Commune | Inhabitants | Postal code | INSEE code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aubignosc | 428 | 04200 | 04013 |
| Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban | 4 970 | 04160 | 04049 |
| Châteauneuf-Val-Saint-Donat | 348 | 04200 | 04053 |
| L'Escale | 1 166 | 04160 | 04079 |
| Montfort | 385 | 04600 | 04127 |
| Peipin | 1 049 | 04200 | 04145 |
| Salignac | 399 | 04290 | 04200 |
| Sourribes | 138 | 04290 | 04211 |
| Volonne | 1 514 | 04290 | 04244 |
Demographics
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 8 109 | 9 278 | 9 636 | 9 578 | 10 111 | 10 397 |
| 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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Coordinates: 44°06′42″N 6°00′54″E / 44.11167°N 6.01500°E
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