Canton of Bordères-sur-l'Échez

Canton of Bordères-sur-l'Échez
region	Occitania
Department	Hautes-Pyrénées
Arrondissement	Tarbes
main place	Bordères-sur-l'Échez
Establishment date	January 20, 1982
Residents	14,320 (Jan. 1, 2017)
Population density	180 inhabitants / km²
surface	79.70 km²
Communities	7th
INSEE code	6502
Location of the canton of Bordères-sur-l'Échez in the Hautes-Pyrénées department

The canton of Bordères-sur-l'Échez is a French constituency in the Arrondissement of Tarbes in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Occitanie region ; its main town is Bordères-sur-l'Échez .

geography

The canton is located in the northern half of the department on its western border to the west and north of the city of Tarbes .

Communities

The canton consists of seven municipalities with a total of 14,320 inhabitants (as of 2017) on a total area of ​​79.70 km ² :

local community	Residents January 1, 2017	Area km²	Density of population / km²	Code INSEE	Post Code
Bazet	1,748	2.84	615	65072	65460
Bordères-sur-l'Échez	5,227	15.95	328	65100	65320
Bours	829	4.68	177	65108	65460
Chis	315	3.74	84	65146	65800
Ibos	2,895	32.88	88	65226	65420
Orleix	2.127	8.28	257	65340	65800
Oursbelille	1,179	11.33	104	65350	65490
Canton of Bordères-sur-l'Échez	14,320	79.70	180	6502	-

Until the nationwide reorganization of the French cantons in March 2015, the canton of Bordères-sur-l'Échez included the eleven municipalities of Aurensan , Bazet , Bordères-sur-l'Échez , Gayan , Ibos , Lagarde , Oroix , Oursbelille , Pintac , Sarniguet and Tarasteix . Its layout corresponded to an area of ​​100.11 km ² . Before 2015 it had a different INSEE code than it does today, namely 6533.

Population development in the new borders

year	2012	2013	2014
Residents	13,336	13,516	13,749
Source: INSEE

history

The canton was created on January 20, 1982 by splitting off from the canton of Aureilhan . Until 2015 it had 11 parishes. When the cantons were reorganized in 2015, 7 of the 11 previous municipalities moved to the canton of Vic-en-Bigorre . In addition to the remaining 4 communes, 3 of the 4 communes of the canton Aureilhan were added. The canton therefore currently has 7 municipalities.

Population development in the old canton

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2012
Residents	6,942	7,884	9,164	10,393	10,721	10,788	11,263	12,456
Source: INSEE

politics

In the first ballot on March 22, 2015, none of the four candidate pairs achieved an absolute majority. In the runoff election on March 29, 2015, Jean Buron / Andrée Souquet (both PCF) won against Christian Paul / Gisèle Verdeil (both DVG ) with a share of the vote of 53.82% (voter turnout: 54.01%).

Since 1982 the canton has had the following members in the Council of the Département:

Representative in the conseil général (1) of the département
Term of office	Surname	Political party
1982-1985	Claude Dhugues	PCF
1985-1992	Roger Paul	PCF
1992-1998	Francis Tarissan	PS
1998-2004	Christian Paul	independent, then PRG
2004-2011	Daniel Frossard	PS
2011-2015	Jean Buron	PCF
2015–	Jean Buron Andrée Souquet	PCF PCF

(1) since 2015 Department Council

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Results of the two ballots

Web links

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