Canton of Guillestre

Canton de Guillestre
French canton
Country France
Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department Hautes-Alpes
Arrondissement Briançon
Seat Guillestre
Communes 16
Area¹
 • Total 831.55 km2 (321.06 sq mi)
Population (2012)
 • Total 8,237
 • Density 9.9/km2 (26/sq mi)
Cantonal code 05 10
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2.

The canton of Guillestre is an administrative division in the southeastern France. At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was expanded from 9 to 16 communes:[1]

Demographics

Historical population of Canton of Guillestre
(Source: INSEE)
Year196219681975198219901999
Population3 3053 6723 9954 9985 2855 461
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°40′N 6°39′E / 44.667°N 6.650°E / 44.667; 6.650

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