Canton of L'Argentière-la-Bessée

Canton d'Argentière-la-Bessée
French canton
Country France
Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department Hautes-Alpes
Arrondissement Briançon
Seat L'Argentière-la-Bessée
Communes 8
Area¹
  Total 462.84 km2 (178.70 sq mi)
Population (2012)
  Total 6,622
  Density 14/km2 (37/sq mi)
Cantonal code 05 01
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2.

The canton of L'Argentière-la-Bessée is an administrative division in southeastern France. It includes the following communes:[1]

Commune Inhabitants Postal code INSEE code
L'Argentière-la-Bessée 2,289 05120 05006
Champcella 142 05310 05031
Freissinières 169 05310 05058
Puy-Saint-Vincent 267 05290 05110
La Roche-de-Rame 678 05310 05122
Saint-Martin-de-Queyrières 936 05120 05151
Vallouise-Pelvoux 1,275 05290, 05340 05101
Les Vigneaux 390 05120 05180

Demographics

Historical population of Canton of L'Argentière-la-Bessée
(Source: INSEE)
Year196219681975198219901999
Population4 5984 9465 0125 4685 4625 912
From the year 1962 on: No double countingresidents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

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Coordinates: 44°47′43″N 6°33′36″E / 44.79528°N 6.56000°E / 44.79528; 6.56000

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