Canton of Billere
| Former canton of Billère |
|
|---|---|
| region | Aquitaine |
| Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques |
| Arrondissement | Pau |
| main place | Billere |
| Establishment date | March 4, 1790 |
| Dissolution date | March 29, 2015 |
| Residents | 13,367 (Jan. 1, 2012) |
| Population density | 2,925 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 4.57 km² |
| Communities | 1 |
| INSEE code | 6451 |
The Canton Billère was 2015 a constituency in the Arrondissement Pau in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques in the region Aquitaine in France . Margot Triep-Capdeville was last representative in the General Council of the Département from 2008 to 2015.
history
The canton was founded on March 4, 1790 as part of the establishment of the départements as part of what was then the "Pau District". With the establishment of the arrondissements on February 17, 1800, the canton was redesigned as part of what was then the Pau arrondissement.
See also History of Pyrénées-Atlantiques and History of Arrondissement Pau .
geography
The canton bordered the canton Lescar in the north-west and north , the canton Pau-Nord in the east and the canton Pau-Sud in the south and southwest .
Communities
The only municipality in the canton was Billère.
| local community | Population year | Area km² | Population density | Code INSEE | Post Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billere | 13,479 (2013) | 4.57 | 2949 inhabitants / km² | 64129 | 64140 |