Canton of Argelès-Gazost
| Former Canton of Argelès-Gazost |
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|---|---|
| region | Midi-Pyrénées |
| Department | Hautes-Pyrénées |
| Arrondissement | Argelès-Gazost |
| main place | Argelès-Gazost |
| Dissolution date | March 29, 2015 |
| Residents | 10,729 (Jan. 1, 2012) |
| Population density | 33 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 323 km² |
| Communities | 23 |
| INSEE code | 6501 |
The canton of Argelès-Gazost was a French canton in the Argelès-Gazost arrondissement , in the Hautes-Pyrénées department and in the Midi-Pyrénées region until 2015 ; its administrative seat is in Argelès-Gazost . His representative in the General Council of the Département for the years 2008 to 2014 was Georges Azavant.
geography
The canton was in the southwest of the department. In the south-west it bordered on Spain , in the west on the canton of Aucun , in the north on the cantons of Saint-Pé-de-Bigorre and Lourdes-Ouest , in the north-east on the cantons of Lourdes-Est and Bagnères-de-Bigorre and in the east and south to the canton of Luz-Saint-Sauveur . Its area was between 391 m in Agos-Vidalos and 3300 m in Cauterets above sea level .
Communities
The canton consisted of 23 municipalities:
| local community | Population year | Area km² | Population density | Post Code | Code INSEE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adast | 279 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 65260 | 65001 |
| Agos-Vidalos | 411 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 65400 | 65004 |
| Arcizans-Avant | 373 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 65400 | 65021 |
| Argelès-Gazost | 3048 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 65400 | 65025 |
| Artalens Souin | 134 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 65400 | 65036 |
| Ayros-Arbouix | 290 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 65400 | 65055 |
| Ayzac-East | 452 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 65400 | 65056 |
| Beaucens | 416 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 65400 | 65077 |
| Boô syllables | 270 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 65400 | 65098 |
| Cauterets | 1002 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 65110 | 65138 |
| Signed | 327 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 65400 | 65202 |
| Lau-Balagnas | 506 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 65400 | 65267 |
| Ouzous | 201 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 65400 | 65352 |
| Pierrefitte-Nestalas | 1195 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 65260 | 65362 |
| Préchac | 233 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 65400 | 65371 |
| Saint-Pastous | 129 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 65400 | 65393 |
| Saint Savin | 379 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 65400 | 65396 |
| Salles | 208 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 65400 | 65400 |
| Sère-en-Lavedan | 68 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 65400 | 65420 |
| Soulom | 247 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 65260 | 65435 |
| Uz | 36 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 65400 | 65458 |
| Four-Bordes | 102 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 65400 | 65467 |
| Villelongue | 402 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 65260 | 65473 |
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11,183 | 11,300 | 10,463 | 10,367 | 10.167 | 10,408 | 10,661 |