Canton of Aureilhan

Canton of Aureilhan
region	Occitania
Department	Hautes-Pyrénées
Arrondissement	Tarbes
main place	Aureilhan
Residents	15,732 (Jan 1, 2017)
Population density	801 inhabitants / km²
surface	19.63 km²
Communities	3
INSEE code	6501
Location of the canton of Aureilhan in the Hautes-Pyrénées department

The canton of Aureilhan is a French constituency in the Arrondissement of Tarbes in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Occitanie region ; its capital is Aureilhan .

geography

The canton is located in the northern half of the department east of the city of Tarbes .

Communities

The canton consists of three municipalities with a total of 15,732 inhabitants (as of 2017) on a total area of ​​19.63 km ² :

local community	Residents January 1, 2017	Area km²	Density of population / km²	Code INSEE	Post Code
Aureilhan	7,745	9.44	820	65047	65800
Séméac	4,926	6.29	783	65417	65600
Soues	3,061	3.90	785	65433	65430
Canton of Aureilhan	15,732	19.63	801	6501	-

Until the nationwide reorganization of the French cantons in March 2015, the canton of Aureilhan included the four municipalities of Aureilhan , Bours , Chis and Orleix . Its layout corresponded to an area of ​​26.14 km ² . Before 2015 it had a different INSEE code than it does today, namely 6521.

Population development in the new borders

year	2012	2013	2014
Residents	15,629	15,675	15,731
Source: INSEE

history

The canton was created in 1973 from parts of the then cantons of Tarbes-Nord and Tarbes-Sud and consisted of 15 municipalities from 1973 to 1982. On January 20, 1982, it was reduced in size by the establishment of the new canton of Bordères-sur-l'Échez . When the cantons were reorganized in 2015, Bours, Chis and Orleix moved to other cantons. At the same time, the municipalities of Séméac and Soues came to the canton of Aureilhan.

Population development in the old canton

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2012
Residents	6,861	7,988	9,777	9,607	9,791	10,078	10.129	11,044
Source: INSEE

politics

In the first ballot on March 22, 2015, none of the five candidate pairs achieved an absolute majority. In the runoff election on March 29, 2015, the pairing Jean Glavany / Geneviève Isson (both PS) won against Emilie Favaro / Michel Ricaud (both FN ) with a share of the vote of 70.54% (turnout: 53.87%).

Since 1973 the canton has had the following members of the Council of the Département:

Representative in the conseil général (1) of the département
Term of office	Surname	Political party
1973–1985	Roger Paul	PCF
1985-1992	Pierre-Henri Lacaze	PS
1992-1993	Jean-Marie Simonnet	RPR (2)
1993-1998	Pierre-Henri Lacaze	PS
1998-2011	Pierre Dussert	PS
2011-2015	Jean Glavany	PS
2015–	Jean Glavany Geneviève Isson	PS PS

(1) Department Council since 2015 (2) Election canceled

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Results of the two ballots

Web links

• Reorganization of the cantons, brief description with map (French)