Canton of Bollène
| Canton of Bollène | |
|---|---|
| region | Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur |
| Department | Vaucluse |
| Arrondissement | Carpentras |
| main place | Bollène |
| Residents | 31,066 (Jan. 1, 2017) |
| Population density | 143 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 217.52 km² |
| Communities | 9 |
| INSEE code | 8405 |
 Location of the canton of Bollène in the Vaucluse department |
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The canton of Bollène is a French administrative unit in the Arrondissement Carpentras , in the Vaucluse department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region . The main town is Bollène and was expanded from seven to nine municipalities in 2015 as part of a nationwide reorganization of the cantons .
Communities
The canton consists of nine municipalities with a total of 31,066 inhabitants (as of 2017) on a total area of 217.52 km 2 :
| local community | Residents January 1, 2017 |
Area km² |
Density of population / km² |
Code INSEE |
Post Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bollène | 13,504 | 54.03 | 250 | 84019 | 84500 |
| Lagarde-Paréol | 330 | 9.29 | 36 | 84061 | 84290 |
| Lamotte-du-Rhône | 398 | 11.97 | 33 | 84063 | 84840 |
| Lapalud | 3,805 | 17.37 | 219 | 84064 | 84840 |
| Mondragon | 3,792 | 40.65 | 93 | 84078 | 84430 |
| Mornas | 2,407 | 26.09 | 92 | 84083 | 84550 |
| Sainte-Cécile-les-Vignes | 2,505 | 19.82 | 126 | 84106 | 84290 |
| Sérignan-du-Comtat | 2,676 | 19.82 | 135 | 84127 | 84830 |
| Uchaux | 1,649 | 18.48 | 89 | 84135 | 84100 |
| Canton of Bollène | 31,066 | 217.52 | 143 | 8405 | - |
Until the nationwide reorganization of the cantons in 2015, the canton of Bollène consisted of the following seven municipalities: Bollène , Lagarde-Paréol , Lamotte-du-Rhône , Lapalud , Mondragon , Mornas and Sainte-Cécile-les-Vignes . Its layout corresponded to an area of 175.62 km 2 . Before 2015 it had a different INSEE code than it does today, namely 8406.