Canton of Veynes

Canton de Veynes
French canton
Country France
Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department Hautes-Alpes
Arrondissement Gap
Seat Veynes
Communes 8
Area¹
 • Total 245.83 km2 (94.92 sq mi)
Population (2012)
 • Total 6,804
 • Density 28/km2 (72/sq mi)
Cantonal code 05 15
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2.

The canton of Veynes is an administrative division in southeastern France. Since the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton consists of the following 8 communes:[1]

Demographics

Historical population of Canton of Veynes
(Source: INSEE)
Year196219681975198219901999
Population4 0384 3083 9633 9193 9214 021
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°41′07″N 6°19′33″E / 44.68528°N 6.32583°E / 44.68528; 6.32583

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