Canton of Saint-Firmin

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Saint-Firmin
Former  canton
Country France
Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department Hautes-Alpes
No. of  communes 8
Disbanded2015
Seat Saint-Firmin
Area
254.62 km2 (98.31 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
1,625
  Density6/km2 (20/sq mi)

The canton of Saint-Firmin 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 8 communes, [1] which joined the canton of Saint-Bonnet-en-Champsaur in 2015. [2] It had 1,625 inhabitants (2012). [1]

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The canton comprised the following communes: [1]

Demographics

Historical population of Canton of Saint-Firmin
(Source: INSEE)
Year196219681975198219901999
Population1 8291 9841 9301 7251 5431 565
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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Coordinates: 44°46′56″N6°01′48″E / 44.78222°N 6.03000°E / 44.78222; 6.03000