Carpentras Canton
| Carpentras Canton | |
|---|---|
| region | Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur |
| Department | Vaucluse |
| Arrondissement | Carpentras |
| main place | Carpentras |
| Residents | 36,573 (Jan. 1, 2017) |
| Population density | 563 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 64.91 km² |
| Communities | 3 |
| INSEE code | 8406 |
 Location of the canton Carpentras in the Vaucluse department |
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The Canton of Carpentras is a French administrative unit of the department Vaucluse in the region Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur . It was created in 2015 as part of a nationwide reorganization of the cantons . In addition to its main town Carpentras, it includes two other communities.
Communities
The canton consists of three municipalities with a total of 36,573 inhabitants (as of 2017) on a total area of 64.91 km 2 :
| local community | Residents January 1, 2017 |
Area km² |
Density of population / km² |
Code INSEE |
Post Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aubignan | 5,661 | 15.70 | 361 | 84004 | 84810 |
| Carpentras | 28,309 | 37.92 | 747 | 84031 | 84200 |
| Loriol-du-Comtat | 2,603 | 11.29 | 231 | 84067 | 84870 |
| Carpentras Canton | 36,573 | 64.91 | 563 | 8406 | - |