Canton of Chorges

Canton de Chorges
French canton
Country France
Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department Hautes-Alpes
Arrondissement Gap
Seat Chorges
Communes 17
Area¹
 • Total 349.56 km2 (134.97 sq mi)
Population (2012)
 • Total 10,172
 • Density 29/km2 (75/sq mi)
Cantonal code 05 04
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2.

The canton of Chorges is an administrative division in southeastern France. At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was expanded from 8 to 17 communes:[1]

Demographics

Historical population of Canton of Chorges
(Source: INSEE)
Year196219681975198219901999200620072008
Population2 1442 7492 7192 8983 1123 683{{{7}}}{{{8}}}{{{9}}}
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Décret n° 2014-193 du 20 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département des Hautes-Alpes

Coordinates: 44°32′47″N 6°16′38″E / 44.54639°N 6.27722°E