Canton of Châteauneuf-Côte-Bleue

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Former
canton of Châteauneuf-Côte-Bleue
region Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur
Department Bouches-du-Rhône
Arrondissement Istres
main place Châteauneuf-les-Martigues
Dissolution date March 29, 2015
Residents 46,065 (Jan. 1, 2012)
Population density 414 inhabitants / km²
surface 111.22 km²
Communities 6th
INSEE code 1348

Location of the canton of Châteauneuf-Côte-Bleue in
the Bouches-du-Rhône department

The Canton of Châteauneuf-Côte-Bleue was by 2015 a French canton in the department of Bouches-du-Rhone and in the region of Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur . It included six parishes in the Arrondissement of Istres ; its main town (French: chef-lieu ) was Châteauneuf-les-Martigues . The second part of the name is derived from the Côte Bleue . The nationwide changes in the composition of the cantons resulted in its dissolution in March 2015.

The canton was 111.22 km 2 large and had last 46,065 inhabitants (as of 2012), representing a population density of 414 Einw./km two corresponded. It consisted of the following communities:

 local community   Population 
(as of 2017)
 Code postal   Code Insee 
Carry-le-Rouet 5823 13620 13021
Châteauneuf-les-Martigues 16,850 13220 13026
Ensuès-la-Redonne 5484 13820 13033
Gignac-la-Nerthe 9326 13180 13043
Le Rove 10,613 13740 13110
Sausset-les-Pins 7568 13960 13104