Canton of Thuir
| Former Canton of Thuir |
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|---|---|
| region | Languedoc-Roussillon |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Perpignan |
| main place | Thuir |
| Dissolution date | March 29, 2015 |
| Residents | 22,262 (Jan. 1, 2012) |
| Population density | 112 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 198.78 km² |
| Communities | 17th |
| INSEE code | 6617 |
The Canton of Thuir was 2015 a French constituency in the district Perpignan , in the department of Pyrenees-Orientales and the region Languedoc-Roussillon . Its main town was Thuir . René Olive ( PS ) was the last representative in the General Council of the Department from 1982 to 2015 .
The canton was 198.78 km² and had 22,2262 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2012).
Communities
The canton consisted of 17 municipalities:
| local community | Population year | Area km² | Population density | Code INSEE | Post Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brouilla | 1,205 (2013) | 7.83 | 154 inhabitants / km² | 66026 | 66620 |
| Caixas | 137 (2013) | 28.11 | 5 inhabitants / km² | 66029 | 66300 |
| Camelas | 428 (2013) | 12.72 | 34 inhabitants / km² | 66033 | 66300 |
| Castelnou | 341 (2013) | 19.28 | 18 inhabitants / km² | 66044 | 66300 |
| Fourques | 1,183 (2013) | 9.39 | 126 inhabitants / km² | 66084 | 66300 |
| Llauro | 314 (2013) | 8.34 | 38 inhabitants / km² | 66099 | 66300 |
| Llupia | 1,964 (2013) | 6.88 | 285 inhabitants / km² | 66101 | 66300 |
| Passover | 683 (2013) | 13.47 | 51 inhabitants / km² | 66134 | 66300 |
| Ponteilla | 2,801 (2013) | 13.78 | 203 inhabitants / km² | 66145 | 66300 |
| Sainte-Colombe-de-la-Commanderie | 146 (2013) | 4.74 | 31 inhabitants / km² | 66170 | 66300 |
| Saint-Jean-Lasseille | 1,301 (2013) | 2.89 | 450 inhabitants / km² | 66177 | 66300 |
| Terrats | 661 (2013) | 7.32 | 90 inhabitants / km² | 66207 | 66300 |
| Thuir | 7,347 (2013) | 19.9 | 369 inhabitants / km² | 66210 | 66300 |
| Tordères | 163 (2013) | 9.91 | 16 inhabitants / km² | 66211 | 66300 |
| Tresserre | 968 (2013) | 11.21 | 86 inhabitants / km² | 66214 | 66300 |
| Trouillas | 1,903 (2013) | 17.01 | 112 inhabitants / km² | 66217 | 66300 |
| Villemolaque | 1,177 (2013) | 6th | 196 inhabitants / km² | 66226 | 66300 |
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10,239 | 10,748 | 12,405 | 13,925 | 15,799 | 18.096 | 20,471 | 22,024 |