Canton Galan
| Former Canton Galan |
|
|---|---|
| region | Midi-Pyrénées |
| Department | Hautes-Pyrénées |
| Arrondissement | Tarbes |
| main place | Gallant |
| Dissolution date | March 29, 2015 |
| Residents | 2,239 (Jan 1, 2012) |
| Population density | 23 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 96 km² |
| Communities | 11 |
| INSEE code | 6510 |
The Canton Galan was 2015 a French canton in the Arrondissement Tarbes , in the Hautes-Pyrenees and the region Midi-Pyrenees ; its main place was Galan . His representative in the General Council of the Département was Jeanine Dubié from 2008 to 2015.
geography
The canton was in the northeast of the department. In the west it bordered on the canton of Tournay , in the north on the canton of Trie-sur-Baïse , in the east on the canton Castelnau-Magnoac and in the south on the canton Lannemezan . Its area was between 267 m in Sentous and 584 m in Houeydets above sea level .
Communities
The canton consisted of eleven municipalities:
| local community | Population year | Area km² | Population density | Post Code | Code INSEE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Receipt repository | 188 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 65330 | 65097 |
| Castelbajac | 124 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 65330 | 65128 |
| Gallant | 733 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 65330 | 65183 |
| Galez | 174 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 65330 | 65184 |
| Houeydets | 238 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 65330 | 65224 |
| Libaros | 137 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 65330 | 65274 |
| Montastruc | 261 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 65330 | 65318 |
| Recurt | 179 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 65330 | 65376 |
| Sabarros | 32 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 65330 | 65381 |
| Sentous | 68 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 65330 | 65419 |
| Tournous devant | 115 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 65330 | 65449 |
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2870 | 2825 | 2863 | 2776 | 2559 | 2369 | 2240 |