Canton of Orpierre

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Orpierre
Former  canton
Country France
Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department Hautes-Alpes
No. of  communes 7
Disbanded2015
Seat Orpierre
Area
98.93 km2 (38.20 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
1,096
  Density11/km2 (30/sq mi)

The canton of Orpierre 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 7 communes, [1] which joined the canton of Serres in 2015. [2] It had 1,096 inhabitants (2012). [1]

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The canton comprised the following communes: [1]

Demographics

Historical population of Canton of Orpierre
(Source: INSEE)
Year196219681975198219901999
Population750885848859947957
From the year 1962 on: No double countingresidents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

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