Canton of Sisteron

Canton de Sisteron
French canton
Country France
Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Arrondissement Forcalquier
Seat Sisteron
Communes 15
Area¹
 • Total 451.58 km2 (174.36 sq mi)
Population (2012)
 • Total 12,622
 • Density 28/km2 (72/sq mi)
Cantonal code 04 14
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. At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was expanded from 5 to 15 communes:[1]

Demographics

Historical population of Canton of Sisteron
(Source: INSEE)
Year196219681975198219901999200620072008
Population5 9677 0038 0197 2927 6568 248{{{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: 44°11′28″N 5°56′50″E / 44.19111°N 5.94722°E