Canton of Arles-sur-Tech
| Former canton of Arles-sur-Tech |
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|---|---|
| region | Languedoc-Roussillon |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Ceret |
| main place | Arles-sur-Tech |
| Dissolution date | March 29, 2015 |
| Residents | 7,197 (Jan 1, 2012) |
| Population density | 39 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 186.38 km² |
| Communities | 8th |
| INSEE code | 6602 |
The Canton of Arles-sur-Tech was 2015 a French constituency in the district Céret in the Pyrénées-Orientales and the region Languedoc-Roussillon . Its main town was Arles-sur-Tech . Alexandre Raynal was the last representative in the Department's General Council from 2001 to 2015.
The canton was 186.38 km² and had 7197 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2012), which corresponded to a population density of 39 inhabitants per km².
Communities
The canton consisted of eight municipalities:
| local community | Population year | Area km² | Population density | Code INSEE | Post Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda | 3,616 (2013) | 29.43 | 123 inhabitants / km² | 66003 | 66110 |
| Arles-sur-Tech | 2,687 (2013) | 28.82 | 93 inhabitants / km² | 66009 | 66150 |
| La Bastide | 79 (2013) | 15.63 | 5 inhabitants / km² | 66018 | 66110 |
| Corsavy | 246 (2013) | 47.02 | 5 inhabitants / km² | 66060 | 66150 |
| Montbolo | 185 (2013) | 21.98 | 8 inhabitants / km² | 66113 | 66110 |
| Montferrer | 188 (2013) | 21.95 | 9 inhabitants / km² | 66116 | 66150 |
| Saint Marsal | 93 (2013) | 15.36 | 6 inhabitants / km² | 66183 | 66110 |
| Taulis | 50 (2013) | 6.19 | 8 inhabitants / km² | 66203 | 66110 |
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6,681 | 7,291 | 7,709 | 7,356 | 6,981 | 6,936 | 7,306 |