Canton of Banon
| Canton de Banon | |
|---|---|
| French canton | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Alpes-de-Haute-Provence |
| Arrondissement | Forcalquier |
| Seat | Banon |
| Communes | 9 |
| Government | |
| • Representative |
Jean-Louis Adrian 2011-2014 |
| Area¹ | |
| • Total | 296.32 km2 (114.41 sq mi) |
| Population (1999) | |
| • Total | 2,486 |
| • Density | 8.4/km2 (22/sq mi) |
| Cantonal code | 04 03 |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2. | |
The canton of Banon 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 9 communes, which joined the canton of Reillanne in 2015.[1] It included the following communes:
| Commune | Inhabitants | Postal code | INSEE code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banon | 878 | 04150 | 04018 |
| L'Hospitalet | 78 | 04150 | 04095 |
| Montsalier | 92 | 04150 | 04132 |
| Redortiers | 68 | 04150 | 04159 |
| Revest-des-Brousses | 200 | 04150 | 04162 |
| Revest-du-Bion | 463 | 04150 | 04163 |
| La Rochegiron | 92 | 04150 | 04169 |
| Saumane | 83 | 04150 | 04201 |
| Simiane-la-Rotonde | 532 | 04150 | 04208 |
Demographics
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 1 895 | 2 248 | 2 143 | 2 393 | 2 413 | 2 486 |
| From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. | ||||||
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Coordinates: 44°02′20″N 5°37′43″E / 44.03889°N 5.62861°E
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