Canton of Riez

Canton de Riez
French canton
Country France
Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Arrondissement Digne-les-Bains
Seat Riez
Communes 26
Area¹
 • Total 952.03 km2 (367.58 sq mi)
Population (2012)
 • Total 9,328
 • Density 9.8/km2 (25/sq mi)
Cantonal code 04 12
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2.

The canton of Riez is an administrative division in southeastern France. At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was expanded from 9 to 26 communes:[1]

Demographics

Historical population of Canton of Riez
(Source: INSEE)
Year196219681975198219901999200620072008
Population2 6643 0003 1473 5394 0434 387{{{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° 2014-226 du 24 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département des Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

Coordinates: 43°49′08″N 6°05′37″E / 43.81889°N 6.09361°E