Canton of La Vallée de la Têt
| Canton of La Vallée de la Têt | |
|---|---|
| region | Occitania |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement |
Perpignan (2 municipalities) Prades (8 municipalities) |
| main place | Le Soler |
| Residents | 26,588 (Jan. 1, 2017) |
| Population density | 211 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 126.04 km² |
| Communities | 10 |
| INSEE code | 6616 |
 Location of the canton of La Vallée de la Têt in the Pyrénées-Orientales department |
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The canton of La Vallée de la Têt is a French canton in the arrondissements of Perpignan and Prades , in the Pyrénées-Orientales department and in the Occitania region ; its main town is Le Soler .
history
The canton was created when the French cantons were redistributed in 2015. Its communes come from the former cantons of Millas (8 of the 9 communes) and Vinça (2 of the 18 communes).
location
The canton is located in the center of the Pyrénées-Orientales department.
Communities
The canton consists of ten municipalities with a total of 26,588 inhabitants (as of 2017) on a total area of 126.04 km 2 :
| local community | Residents January 1, 2017 |
Area km² |
Density of population / km² |
Code INSEE |
Post Code | Arrondissement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corbère | 733 | 7.25 | 101 | 66055 | 66130 | Prades |
| Corbère-les-Cabanes | 1,070 | 4.14 | 258 | 66056 | 66130 | Prades |
| Corneilla-la-Rivière | 1.991 | 11.90 | 167 | 66058 | 66550 | Prades |
| Ille-sur-Têt | 5,446 | 31.67 | 172 | 66088 | 66130 | Prades |
| Le Soler | 7,710 | 10.35 | 745 | 66195 | 66270 | Perpignan |
| Millas | 4,279 | 19.12 | 224 | 66108 | 66170 | Prades |
| Montalba-le-Château | 149 | 15.90 | 9 | 66111 | 66130 | Prades |
| Nefiach | 1,280 | 8.81 | 145 | 66121 | 66170 | Prades |
| Saint-Féliu-d'Amont | 1,133 | 6.11 | 185 | 66173 | 66170 | Prades |
| Saint-Féliu-d'Avall | 2,797 | 10.79 | 259 | 66174 | 66170 | Perpignan |
| Canton of La Vallée de la Têt | 26,588 | 126.04 | 211 | 6616 | - | - |
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, Damienne Beffara / Robert Olive (both PS) won against Sandrine Dogor / Robert Rappelin (both FN ) and Robert Raynaud / Armelle Revel-Fourcade (both Union de la Droite) with 40 votes .86% (turnout: 63.29%).
| Representative in the department council of the département | ||
|---|---|---|
| Term of office | Surname | Political party |
| 2015– | Damienne Beffara Robert Olive |
PS |