Canton of Elne
| Former canton of Elne |
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| region | Languedoc-Roussillon |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Perpignan |
| main place | Elne |
| Dissolution date | March 29, 2015 |
| Residents | 22,823 (Jan. 1, 2012) |
| Population density | 357 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 63.99 km² |
| Communities | 7th |
| INSEE code | 6628 |
 Location of the canton of Elne in the Pyrénées-Orientales department |
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The canton Elne was 2015 a French constituency in the district Perpignan , in the department of Pyrenees-Orientales and the region Languedoc-Roussillon . Its main town was Elne . The last representative in the General Council of the Département was Marcel Mateu ( DVG ) from 2001 to 2015 .
The canton was 63.99 km² and had 22,823 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2012), which corresponded to a population density of 357 inhabitants per km².
Communities
The canton consisted of seven municipalities:
| local community | Population year | Area km² | Population density | Code INSEE | Post Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bages | 3,987 (2013) | 11.95 | 334 inhabitants / km² | 66011 | 66670 |
| Corneilla-del-Vercol | 2,162 (2013) | 5.43 | 398 inhabitants / km² | 66059 | 66200 |
| Elne | 8,450 (2013) | 21.29 | 397 inhabitants / km² | 66065 | 66200 |
| Montescot | 1,734 (2013) | 6.02 | 288 inhabitants / km² | 66114 | 66200 |
| Ortaffa | 1,245 (2013) | 8.49 | 147 inhabitants / km² | 66129 | 66560 |
| Théza | 1,691 (2013) | 4.83 | 350 inhabitants / km² | 66208 | 66200 |
| Villeneuve-de-la-Raho | 3,828 (2013) | 11.41 | 335 inhabitants / km² | 66227 | 66180 |
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9,913 | 10,364 | 11,683 | 13,264 | 17.162 | 18,588 | 20,907 | 22,526 |