Canton of Sisteron

Canton de Sisteron
—  French canton  —
Country France
Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Arrondissement Forcalquier
Chef-lieu Sisteron
Communes 5
Government
 • Representative Claude Brémond
2008-2014
Area¹
 • Total 208.86 km2 (80.6 sq mi)
Population (1999)
 • Total 8,248
 • Density 39.5/km2 (102.3/sq mi)
Cantonal code 04 27
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km².

The canton of Sisteron is an administrative division in southeastern France. It includes the following communes:

Commune Inhabitants Postal code INSEE code
Authon 33 04200 04016
Entrepierres 312 04200 04075
Mison 849 04200 04123
Saint-Geniez 90 04200 04179
Sisteron 6 964 04200 04209

Demographics

Historical population of Canton of Sisteron
(Source : INSEE)
Year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2007 2008
Population 5 967 7 003 8 019 7 292 7 656 8 248 {{{7}}} {{{8}}} {{{9}}}
From the year 1962 on: population without double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

See also